| Starts fromWhat you feed it | One real-world photo or a camera snapshot | Text prompt or image | Text, or up to four views of the object | Text or reference images |
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| Text to 3DPrompt-only creation | No: built for photos of real objects | Yes, in many styles | Yes, fast draft prompts | Yes, high-detail |
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| Rigging and animationSkeletons for characters | No: static meshes | Built-in auto-rigging | Rigging and part segmentation | Handled in other tools |
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| Account to startFriction before the first result | No: private guest session | Account required | Account required | Account required |
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| Pricing modelWhat you commit to | €1 per downloaded model (€0.40 in packs), no subscription | Free tier, then monthly plans (about $20–$100/mo) | Free tier, then monthly plans (about $20–$90/mo) | Trial, then monthly plans (about $20–$120/mo) |
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| Unused creditsWhat happens at month end | Never expire | Plan credits reset each billing cycle | Plan credits reset; add-on packs roll over | Monthly allocation resets |
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| 3D printingReady for a slicer | Watertight .STL, pre-scaled to 150 mm | STL export; the surface mesh may need thickening | STL export; may need solidifying in the slicer | STL on paid tiers; needs print prep |
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| TopologyHow polygons are laid out | Triangle mesh, tuned for printing and WebGL | AI remeshing controls on paid plans | Quad retopology and low-poly decimation | Native quad (SubD) meshes |
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| PrivacyWho sees your uploads | Never public, purged automatically, never used for training | Free tier models are public (CC BY 4.0); paid are private | Free tier shown in community gallery; paid are private | Free and trial outputs can be public; paid get commercial rights |
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