Duiyou 堆友 (Alibaba Design) vs Meshy vs Sloyd vs Tripo AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Duiyou 堆友 (Alibaba Design)
Alibaba's free 3D-asset library bundled with AI image generation
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Meshy
AI text/image-to-3D generator with game-ready Low Poly mode
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Sloyd
Parametric AI 3D models you tweak with sliders, not just prompts
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Tripo AI
Fast text/image-to-3D mesh generator for game assets
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.3 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 | 7.1 / 10 | 7.1 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Free plan available; limited credits, attribution required on outputs | — | — |
| Paid from | — | Pro $20/mo (1,000 credits, API access, private ownership) | — | — |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Founded | — | 2023 | — | 2024 |
| Maker | — | — | — | — |
| Verdict | Duiyou's pitch is straightforward: Alibaba's design org built a 3D asset library — thousands of models, avatars and scenes cleared for commercial use — and bolted AI generation onto it, so a product designer can pull a r... |
Meshy has become one of the more complete AI 3D generators rather than just the fastest — Meshy-6, shipped in January 2026, added a dedicated Low Poly Mode that outputs game-ready wireframes without the usual manual reto... |
Sloyd's pitch holds up: generate a base mesh, then dial in proportions, materials and details with sliders rather than rewriting prompts and hoping for the best. Capterra reviewers rate it 4.2 out of 5 across 47 verified... |
Tripo turns a sentence or a photo into a textured mesh fast enough to use for rapid prototyping, and reviewers consistently point to that speed — one review put it at 10-100x quicker than modeling by hand — as the main d... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.