vsSculpty vs Genie 3
Genie 3 generates worlds you can walk through in real time, frame by frame, from a prompt or a sketch. Sculpty generates explorable 3D worlds as files. Both descriptions sound the same and the outputs could not be more different.
Genie 3 is the more impressive demonstration: real-time interactivity where the world responds as you move, with physics-aware behaviour no geometry-based pipeline matches. But nothing comes out of it — no mesh, no splat, no file for Unity, Unreal or a web viewer — and access runs through Google's AI Ultra plan at $250/month with no free tier. Sculpty's worlds are the other kind: explorable scenes that exist as assets you own, generated on credits from a free plan, alongside five engines for objects, texturing, remesh, renders and printing. If you want an experience, Genie 3. If you want something you keep, Sculpty.
Sixteen rows, no cherry-picking.
| Feature | Sculpty | Genie 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ | — |
- Explorable 3D worlds — Worlds are streamed as generated video with real-time interactivity — the geometry is not editable or exportable.
- Free plan or trial — Access requires Google's AI Ultra subscription; there is no free tier.
Sculpty runs five engines, not one
Every engine answers the same prompt box. When one misreads what you asked for, switching costs a dropdown instead of another subscription.
What each one costs.
Pricing as published on 2026-07-26. Check both vendors for current plans.
Both sides, fairly.
Sculpty- Five AI 3D engines in one studio — pick the best one per prompt instead of being locked to a single model
- The whole pipeline after generation: AI texturing, remesh and retopology, photoreal renders, explorable 3D worlds
- Export GLB, STL, OBJ, PLY and glTF, plus native FBX, USDZ and 3MF on Meshy generations
- Free format converters and a browser 3D viewer, no sign-up required
- Order a physical 3D print of any model without leaving the app
- Free plan to try every engine, then $14/mo
- No public API yet — Sculpty is a studio, not an engine you can call from your own code
- No auto-rigging or animation tooling
- Younger platform than the engines it runs, with a smaller community
- Real-time interactivity — you move and the world responds, which no geometry-based approach matches
- Accepts sketches as well as text and images
- Frontier research from DeepMind, with physics-aware behaviour
- Nothing to export: no mesh, no splat, no file for Unity, Unreal or a web viewer
- $250/month via Google AI Ultra, with no free tier
- Sessions are time-limited rather than persistent places you return to
- No object generation, texturing, rendering or printing
Video worlds and 3D worlds are not the same product
This is the fork that matters in 2026. Video world models render frames on demand: unbounded, interactive, and impossible to import because there is no geometry. True 3D world models emit meshes and Gaussian splats that load into an engine and can be lit, collided with and edited. Nobody should choose between them on quality — they answer different questions. Ask whether your deliverable is a session someone experiences or an asset someone builds with.
Frequently asked questions.
Can I export a Genie 3 world?+
No. It streams generated interactive video, so there is no geometry to export. Sculpty's worlds produce explorable scenes you can keep and view.
How much cheaper is Sculpty?+
Substantially. Genie 3 requires Google AI Ultra at $250/month; Sculpty has a free plan and paid plans from $14/month covering worlds and everything else.
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Five engines and the whole pipeline, free to start.
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