Short answer: Meshy markets a “World’s First 3D Agent” — useful when you want chat-driven exploration, animation, or DCC bridges across many concepts. If your job is one clear photo → one inspectable GLB draft, you do not need an agent loop. On trellis-2.com the Mini pack is $4.99 / 150 credits = one 512³ job (1024³ / 1536³ = 300 / 500 credits). Credits are one-time and never expire; failed jobs return reserved credits; GLB + PBR included. And be clear up front: trellis-2.com is an independent hosted TRELLIS.2 service — not Microsoft, not the official project site.
Cost-per-accepted-GLB deep-dive (sibling): Hosted TRELLIS.2 vs Meshy: Cost Per Accepted GLB.
1) When an Agent helps — and when you don’t need one
| Situation | Agent chat (e.g. Meshy 3D Agent) helps | You probably don’t need an Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Exploring many concepts from vague briefs | Yes — iterate in conversation | — |
| Need animation, rigs, or DCC bridges in one suite | Yes | — |
| Team seats / shared monthly pool | Subscription suite | — |
| One photo, one product or character, one reviewable GLB | — | Checklist + Mini $4.99 |
| First-ever image-to-3D taste test | — | Mini, then decide |
| You already know the subject and lighting are clean | — | Skip chat; run the generator |
No dunking: an Agent is a real product shape for exploration and multi-tool pipelines. A hosted TRELLIS.2 generator is a real product shape for priced, inspectable GLB drafts. Different jobs.
First: what trellis-2.com is (and is not)
- Independent third-party image-to-3D host with its own billing and support.
- Not Microsoft, not affiliated with Microsoft, not the official TRELLIS.2 project site.
- Microsoft publishes 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 with a printed credit cost, this is the product under review.
Live numbers (2026-10-27 Asia/Shanghai)
trellis-2.com/pricing
| Output | Credits reserved |
|---|---|
| 512³ | 150 |
| 1024³ | 300 |
| 1536³ | 500 |
| Pack | Price | Credits | Max 512³ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | $4.99 | 150 | 1 |
| Starter | $12.90 | 300 | 2 (or 1×1024³) |
| Pro | $38 | 3,000 | 20 |
| Studio | $129 | larger pool | on-page |
One-time packs never expire. Failed jobs return reserved credits. GLB + PBR included on published packs.
Mini math: $4.99 = one accepted 512³ slot if the job succeeds and you keep the mesh after inspection. A successful-but-ugly result still spends credits — that is why the input checklist exists.
Meshy (public)
Meshy’s marketing site promotes “World’s First 3D Agent.” The pricing page may localize currency (e.g. SEK kr on some fetches) — do not invent an FX conversion.
USD figures from Meshy Help Center (Which Meshy plan is right for you?):
| Plan | Public USD (Help) | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | ~$20 / month | 1,000 monthly credits (reset; not a forever pack) |
Exact credits per Image-to-3D job: verify in-app. Monthly pools are a different purchase shape from Mini’s single accepted slot.
2) Input checklist (before you spend 150 credits)
Run this on the photo before you buy or submit:
- Single clear subject — one product, character, or object; not a busy room.
- Readable silhouette — subject separates from background; not cropped through the middle.
- Decent lighting — avoid crushed blacks and blown highlights on the surfaces that matter.
- No tiny-text reliance — labels, serials, and fine print rarely survive as readable mesh detail; don’t hang the brief on them.
- Expected back side — if the camera never saw it, don’t expect a perfect reverse.
- Resolution honest for 512³ — soft phone crops are fine for a first draft; save 1024³ / 1536³ for after accept rate is known.
Bad inputs raise cleanup cost and false “the model is bad” conclusions. Fix the photo first.
3) Acceptance checklist (before you call the GLB “done”)
Do this on every download (trellis-2.com or any other host):
- Silhouette — orbit; watch for fused limbs, melted handles, floaters, holes in the back of the head.
- Thin walls — paper-thin parts that will break in print or Z-fight in-engine.
- UV / PBR sanity — base color vs roughness/metal; unexpected alpha only if you wanted glass/transparency.
- Export opens — GLB loads in the site viewer and in Blender / your engine of choice.
- Scale — measure a known real-world edge before STL or game export.
- Destination test — one engine import or one small resin test beats three blind regenerations.
- Only then spend another 150 / 300 / 500 on a retry or a resolution step-up.
Failures: Activity shows the reason; reserved credits return; retry is a new run.
4) Mini $4.99 = one 512³ accepted slot
| If you… | Buy |
|---|---|
| Need the first hosted TRELLIS.2 draft, Agent not required | Mini $4.99 |
| Want one retry at 512³ or one step to 1024³ | Starter $12.90 |
| Batch ~20 accepted 512³ product SKUs | Pro $38 |
| Want chat Agent + animation + monthly pool | Evaluate Meshy on their monthly math — different product |
Cost per successful 512³ if you accept every output: Mini = $4.99; Starter ≈ $6.45; Pro ≈ $1.90. Rejected taste-tests that still succeed still spend credits. Failed provider runs do not.
CTA
Start with Mini ($4.99 / 150 credits / one 512³) on trellis-2.com/pricing. Use a single-object photo that passes the input checklist, download the GLB, and run the acceptance checklist above. Buy Starter or Pro only after you know your accept rate. Remember: independent hosted TRELLIS.2 — not Microsoft. You are paying for managed queue, billing, and support around the model, not for a Microsoft license.
Sibling math post: TRELLIS.2 vs Meshy — accepted GLB. Generator: trellis-2.com.
Sources (live, 2026-10-27 Asia/Shanghai)
- https://trellis-2.com/pricing — Mini $4.99/150; Starter $12.90; Pro $38/3000; Studio $129; 150/300/500 credit table; never expire; failure returns; GLB+PBR
- https://www.meshy.ai/pricing — “World’s First 3D Agent” marketing; page may localize currency (do not invent SEK→USD)
- https://help.meshy.ai/en/articles/12062933-which-meshy-plan-is-right-for-you-free-vs-pro-vs-premium-vs-ultra — Pro ~$20/mo · 1,000 monthly credits (USD Help reference)
- https://trellis-2.com/blog/trellis-2-vs-meshy-accepted-glb — sibling cost post
UNVERIFIED / notes
- Meshy exact credits per Image-to-3D by model version: UNVERIFIED on public pricing hero — use in-app quote.
- Meshy pricing-page localized currency (e.g. SEK): do not invent FX; cite Help-center USD.
- Search volume / CTR: unavailable — not invented.
- Official Microsoft affiliation: none — required disclaimer on every ship.
