Sloyd explained.
Sloyd takes a different route from every diffusion-based generator in this list: it is procedural first, with AI layered on top. That means assets arrive with optimised topology, automatic UVs and levels of detail, in real time — the technical hygiene game engines actually need, which AI generation usually gets wrong.
What it does well, and where it stops.
- Real-time generation — no waiting on a queue
- Automatic UVs and levels of detail, which almost no diffusion generator provides
- Predictable, editable topology because the geometry is procedural
- Clear public pricing with a genuine free tier and an API
- Procedural means bounded: it excels within its catalogue of parametric object types and cannot invent arbitrary shapes the way diffusion models can
- No multi-view reconstruction
- No render studio, 3D worlds or print ordering
Procedural versus diffusion — a real trade-off
Diffusion generators can produce almost anything and are unreliable about how; procedural systems produce a narrower range and are completely reliable about how. For a studio filling a level with props that must hit a polygon budget and unwrap cleanly, Sloyd's determinism is worth more than open-ended creativity. For concept work, one-off hero assets and anything that has to look like a specific idea in someone's head, the diffusion engines in Sculpty will get closer.
Sloyd vs Sculpty.
| Feature |  Sculpty | Sloyd |
|---|---|---|
| Text to 3D | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image to 3D | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-view to 3D | ✓ | — |
| Multiple AI engines | ✓ | — |
| PBR textures | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI retexturing | ✓ | ◐ |
| Remesh / retopology | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photoreal render studio | ✓ | — |
| Explorable 3D worlds | ✓ | — |
| GLB, STL, OBJ export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free format converters | ✓ | — |
| Browser 3D viewer | ✓ | ◐ |
| Order a 3D print | ✓ | ◐ |
| Public API | — | ✓ |
| Auto-rigging / animation | — | — |
| Free plan or trial | ✓ | ✓ |
- Remesh / retopology — Clean topology and LODs come out of the procedural system rather than a separate remesh tool.
- Order a 3D print — STL export is supported, but there is no ordering step.
What each one costs.
Pricing as published on 2026-07-26. Check both vendors for current plans.
Sloyd, answered.
Is Sloyd an AI generator or a procedural tool?+
Both, and the order matters: the geometry is procedural, with AI driving the parameters. That is why the output has clean topology, UVs and LODs, and why it is bounded by the object types the system models.
What does Sloyd cost?+
There is a free Starter plan; Plus is $11/month billed yearly or $15/month monthly, and Pro is $50/month, with Studio and Enterprise quoted separately.
Related pages.
Sloyd facts checked on 2026-07-26.
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