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Hi3D

Image-to-3D model generator (formerly Sparc3D).

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What Hi3D does

Image-to-3D model generator (formerly Sparc3D). On 26 Oct 2026 it open-sourced Hi3D V1.0 code and weights (GitHub hi3d-official/Hi3Dv1.0, Hugging Face), trained on about 2 million curated 3D assets, with a free online Hugging Face Space; its paid commercial model is V3.0 (2048^3 voxel geometry, up to 8K textures).

Good for

  • Turn a product photo into a rough 3D model for mock-ups or e-commerce previews
  • Test open 3D generation locally before paying for a commercial 3D tool

Try this in 10 minutes

  1. Turn a product photo into a rough 3D model for mock-ups or e-commerce previews. Use the free plan: pick one real example from your own business and try just that.
  2. Test open 3D generation locally before paying for a commercial 3D tool. Put the result next to how you do it today. Is it faster, cheaper or better?
  3. Recreate one of your recent social graphics from a one-line prompt and compare it with the original.

Mini-tasks based on common small-business uses for this tool.

Honest take

Some claims not independently checked

  • The open model is the older V1.0, the best model (V3.0) stays paid.

What we couldn’t verify

  • Fact vs hype: open-source release confirmed on hi3d.ai; 'leads compared models' and '90% slicing success' are the team's own technical-report claims.

Pricing

V1.0 free open weights (licence: check GitHub) and free online demo; V3.0 is a paid commercial product (pricing on hi3d.ai).

Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-27); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.

Latest update

  • 2026-10-26: Open-sourced Hi3D V1.0 (code and weights) and launched a free Hugging Face demo.

Is Hi3D worth it? Quick answers

Is Hi3D worth it?

Hi3D is a niche pick: useful for specific cases, but most small businesses can skip it for now. There is a free tier, so you can test it before paying. Some of the maker's claims have not been independently checked.

How much does Hi3D cost?

V1.0 free open weights (licence: check GitHub) and free online demo; V3.0 is a paid commercial product (pricing on hi3d.ai).

What is Hi3D used for?

Image-to-3D model generator (formerly Sparc3D). Typical uses: turn a product photo into a rough 3D model for mock-ups or e-commerce previews; test open 3D generation locally before paying for a commercial 3D tool.