Short answer: On trellis-2.com you buy one-time credits that never expire and pay a published rate per resolution (150 / 300 / 500 credits for 512³ / 1024³ / 1536³). The Mini pack is $4.99 for 150 credits — enough for one 512³ GLB. Meshy sells monthly credit pools (Pro publicly listed at $20/month for 1,000 monthly credits, often shown with a first-month promo). Compare cost per accepted GLB, not logo size. And be clear: trellis-2.com is an independent hosted service, not Microsoft, even though it runs a hosted workflow around the open-source TRELLIS.2 model.
First: what trellis-2.com is (and is not)
Homepage and FAQ state it plainly:
- Independent third-party image-to-3D host with its own billing and support.
- Not Microsoft, not affiliated with Microsoft, not the official project site.
- Microsoft publishes the open-source TRELLIS.2 weights; this site sells managed generation, GLB + PBR download, and credit packs.
If you need “official Microsoft product support,” this is the wrong counter. If you need a browser path from one photo to a downloadable GLB draft with a printed credit cost, this is the product under review.
Public price math (TRELLIS.2 hosted)
Per-job credits (live FAQ / generator)
| Output | Credits reserved | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 512³ | 150 | Default / Mini-sized job |
| 1024³ | 300 | 2× the 512³ credit cost |
| 1536³ | 500 | Highest self-serve resolution on the pricing FAQ |
GLB export and PBR textures are included on the published packs. Failed jobs return reserved credits automatically.
One-time packs (live pricing, never expire)
| Pack | Price | Credits | Max 512³ | Max 1024³ | Max 1536³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | $4.99 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starter | $12.90 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pro | $38 | 3,000 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| Studio | $129 | 22,500 | 150 | 75 | 45 |
Cost per successful 512³ slot (if you accept every output):
| Pack | $ / accepted 512³ (pack ÷ max count) |
|---|---|
| Mini | $4.99 |
| Starter | $6.45 |
| Pro | ~$1.90 |
| Studio | $0.86 |
Rejected taste-tests that still succeed still spend credits. Failed provider runs do not — credits come back. So “accepted GLB” means: job succeeded and you kept the mesh after inspection.
Refund window on unused purchases: requests within 3 days, unused credits only (live FAQ; processing fees may apply on approved refunds).
Public price math (Meshy subscription)
From meshy.ai/pricing on 2026-10-26 (UI shows promo strikethroughs; list figures below):
| Plan (public cards) | List monthly | Credits called out | Marketing capacity note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 / month | limited; CC BY 4.0 on free |
| Pro | $20 (promo often $10 first month) | 1,000 monthly credits | “up to 100 assets” |
| Higher tiers | Premium / Ultra / Studio cards | 3,000+ / shared pools | team features, faster queues |
Important differences vs trellis-2.com Mini:
- Monthly credits reset — unused Meshy plan credits do not behave like trellis one-time forever packs.
- Exact credits per Image-to-3D job are not a single public constant on the pricing hero (the “up to 100 assets” line implies ~10 credits/asset on average for that marketing math). Treat per-job Meshy spend as verify-in-app.
- Meshy’s public refund FAQ generally does not promise refunds (case-by-case via support). trellis-2.com publishes automatic failure credit returns plus a short unused-pack window.
Side-by-side for “I need one accepted GLB this week”
| Path | Cash out today | What you hold if the first mesh passes inspection |
|---|---|---|
| trellis-2 Mini | $4.99 once | 1× 512³ GLB attempt; leftover 0 cr; no subscription |
| trellis-2 Starter | $12.90 once | room for a second 512³ or one 1024³ |
| Meshy Pro | $20/mo list ($10 promo if still offered) | up to ~100 assets / month inside Meshy’s credit rules, then monthly renew / reset |
If you only need one product or character draft, Mini’s $4.99 per accepted 512³ is the clean unit price. If you will accept dozens of meshes every month inside Meshy’s broader toolbox (text-to-3D, animation, DCC bridges), a subscription pool can win on volume — but that is a different job than “one photo → one reviewed GLB.”
Inspect checklist before you call a GLB “accepted”
Do this on every trellis-2.com download (and any Meshy export you plan to ship):
- Input — single subject, clear silhouette, decent lighting; busy scenes raise failure and cleanup cost.
- Orbit the GLB — thin walls, fused fingers, holes in the back of the head, floaters.
- Normals / non-manifold — open in Blender or the site’s free viewers before print or engine import.
- PBR sanity — base color vs roughness/metal; alpha only if you expected glass/transparency.
- Scale — measure a known real-world edge before STL / game export.
- Destination test — one engine import or one small resin test print beats three blind regenerations.
- Only then upgrade resolution (1024³ / 1536³) or buy a larger pack.
Failures: Activity shows the reason; reserved 150 / 300 / 500 credits return in full; retry is a new run with no mandatory wait (live FAQ).
When to stay on Mini vs jump to Pro
| Situation | Pack |
|---|---|
| First-ever hosted TRELLIS.2 draft | Mini $4.99 |
| One retry at 512³ or one step up to 1024³ | Starter $12.90 |
| Batch of product SKUs, ~20 accepted 512³ | Pro $38 (~$1.90 each if all accepted) |
| Ongoing multi-tool 3D suite with team seats | Evaluate Meshy (or others) on their monthly math — different product shape |
CTA
Start with Mini ($4.99 / 150 credits / one 512³) on trellis-2.com/pricing. Generate one clean single-object photo on trellis-2.com, download the GLB, and run the inspect checklist above. Buy Starter or Pro only after you know your accept rate. Remember: independent site, not Microsoft — you are paying for hosted queue, billing, and support around the model, not for a Microsoft license.
Sources (live, 2026-10-26 Asia/Shanghai)
- https://trellis-2.com/pricing — Mini $4.99/150; Starter $12.90/300; Pro $38/3,000; Studio $129/22,500; 150/300/500 credit table
- https://trellis-2.com/ — independent / not Microsoft; failure refunds; generator cost 150 cr
- https://meshy.ai/pricing — Free 100 cr; Pro $20/mo (promo $10) / 1,000 monthly credits / “up to 100 assets”
UNVERIFIED / notes
- Meshy exact credits per Image-to-3D submission by model version: UNVERIFIED on the public pricing hero (use in-app quote). “Up to 100 assets” is Meshy marketing capacity, not a measured accept rate.
- Whether a given visitor still sees the $10 Pro promo: promo-dependent — list price $20 verified on page.
- Search volume / CTR: unavailable.
- Support email on the homepage footer has appeared as
[email protected](missing anl) in HTML — treat as a known site quirk; confirm on the Contact / Refund pages before writing ops copy.
