3D generation and assets APIs and MCP servers for AI agents
Text/image-to-3D mesh generation, texturing and 3D asset libraries.
7 3d generation and assets APIs an AI agent can call: auth method and header, official MCP server (2), free tier (1), docs links. Machine-readable JSON included. Agents: fetch catalog/3d-generation.json instead of parsing this page. Last checked 2026-09-24.
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| Service | What an agent can do | Auth | MCP server | Free tier | Details (with sources) | Notes | Proof (ratings, usage) |
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| CSM (Common Sense Machines) API | Create 3D assets and multi-part kits from images via async REST sessions (image-to-3D, retopology). | API keyAPI key created from Cube webapp user profile, sent as bearer/header token | — | Unavailable: service appears discontinued | — | Async session-based API; monitor completion via webhook (recommended) or polling. The vendor's Blender MCP repo (github.com/CommonSenseMachines/blender-mcp) now returns 404; no maintained MCP server found. | — |
| Hyper3D Rodin API | Generate 3D meshes from text or images (sketch/regular/detail quality tiers) via an async REST job API. | API keyAuthorization: Bearer <RODIN_API_KEY> | — | Paid only: API access requires the Business plan ($120/mo, $96/mo billed annually) or Enterprise; direct credits $1.5 each | Base URL: https://api.hyper3d.com/api/v2 Free plan: none ↗ Async jobs: POST /rodin returns uuid + jobs.subscription_key; poll POST /status, then POST /download with task_uuid ↗ | Async task-based API: submit generation, then poll or use webhooks to retrieve the finished asset. | — |
| Meshy API | Generate, retexture, rig, and animate 3D models from text or images via REST API or official MCP server. | API keyAuthorization: Bearer <msy-...> | official | Paid only: creating API keys requires a paid plan (Pro $20/mo+); Free accounts get only a built-in test key for the Playground (free web plan 100 credits/mo) | Base URL: https://api.meshy.ai/openapi/v1 Free plan: none ↗ Rate limits: 20 requests/s on Pro-Ultra (Enterprise 100); concurrent queue tasks 10 (Pro) to 100 (Ultra); 429 when exceeded ↗ Data policy: Generated files retained for 3 days on non-Enterprise plans ↗ Async jobs: POST returns task id; poll GET task until SUCCEEDED, or use SSE streaming or webhooks ↗ MCP tools: 24: meshy_text_to_3d, meshy_text_to_3d_refine, meshy_image_to_3d, meshy_multi_image_to_3d, meshy_creative_lab, meshy_remesh … ↗ | Free web accounts get only a limited built-in Playground key; creating/managing your own API keys requires a paid subscription. | GitHub 48★ meshy-dev/meshy-mcp-server |
| Sketchfab Data API | Search, download, and upload 3D models on Sketchfab programmatically via the REST Data API v3. | API key / OAuthAuthorization: Token <API_TOKEN> (personal token) or OAuth2 Authorization: Bearer <access_token>; legacy v2 endpoints are deprecated | community | Free: no key needed for search and model listing (GET /v3/search, /v3/models); downloads (/v3/models/{uid}/download) need a free account token | Base URL: https://api.sketchfab.com/v3 Free plan: free_tier ↗ Rate limits: Calls can be throttled to limit abuse; throttled clients get 429 Too Many Requests (no numeric limit published) ↗ Example call: search 3D models: GET https://api.sketchfab.com/v3/search?type=models&q={keywords} ↗ MCP tools: 3: sketchfab-search, sketchfab-model-details, sketchfab-download ↗ | This is an asset hosting/marketplace API, not a generative AI model; downloading models generally requires an authenticated Sketchfab account (and often the uploader's permission/license). Use v3 endpoints; v2 is deprecated. | GitHub 40★ gregkop/sketchfab-mcp-server |
| Stability AI 3D (Stable Fast 3D / SPAR3D) API | Convert a single 2D image into a textured 3D mesh (GLB) via the v2beta/3d REST endpoints. | API keyAuthorization: Bearer <key> | — | 25 free credits on signup, then pay-as-you-go (Stable Fast 3D costs 10 credits ~ $0.10/generation) | Base URL: https://api.stability.ai Rate limits: 150 requests per 10 seconds; exceeding returns 429 and a 60-second timeout ↗ | Endpoints such as POST https://api.stability.ai/v2beta/3d/stable-fast-3d; part of Stability's broader multi-modal Platform API. | — |
| Tencent Hunyuan3D API | Generate textured 3D meshes (GLB, PBR) from text, images, or sketches via Tencent Cloud's Hunyuan 3D API. | cloud IAMTencent Cloud SecretId/SecretKey, TC3-HMAC-SHA256 signed requests via the Tencent Cloud API/SDK | — | Trial: 200 free credits one-time on first activation (valid 1 year); then postpaid $0.02/credit, Professional generation 25 credits (~$0.50), Express 15 | Base URL: https://hunyuan.intl.tencentcloudapi.com Free plan: 200 credits per user (one-time free resource package on first activation, valid 1 year), one-time ↗ Rate limits: SubmitHunyuanTo3DProJob: max 20 requests/s; 3 concurrent tasks by default ↗ Async jobs: SubmitHunyuanTo3DProJob returns JobId (valid 24h); poll QueryHunyuanTo3DProJob ↗ Example call: submit a text-to-3D job (Pro): POST https://hunyuan.intl.tencentcloudapi.com/ ↗ Unit price: Pro job 25 credits (LowPoly 30, +10 with PBR), Rapid 15 credits; postpaid $0.02 per credit, so a Pro job is $0.50 ↗ | 3d.hunyuan.tencent.com is the consumer web app; programmatic access requires a Tencent Cloud account and the Tencent Cloud API console, not the consumer site directly. An open-source self-hostable model (Hunyuan3D-2.1) is also available on GitHub for those who don't want the managed cloud API. | — |
| Tripo API | Generate textured 3D meshes from text or images via REST API, with an official MCP server for agents. | API keyAuthorization: Bearer <tsk-...> | official | Trial: one-time free credits on first API key (amount varies by signup path, not listed on the pricing page); then pay-as-you-go at $0.01/credit | Base URL: https://openapi.tripo3d.ai/v3 Rate limits: Per-key rate limits (X-RateLimit-* headers, 429); default 10 concurrent tasks per category (image gen 1, P-series 5) ↗ Async jobs: poll GET /v3/tasks/{task_id} or receive webhooks ↗ | Maintained by VAST AI Research (Tripo's developer). Free-credit amounts vary by promotion. The MCP server is alpha (last commit 2025-04) and needs Blender with the Tripo addon. | GitHub 206★ VAST-AI-Research/tripo-mcp |
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