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Best AI texture generators for games: PBR & license

In short

There are two different jobs here. Seamless texture generators make a tileable material (a square that repeats with no seam) for floors, walls and terrain: Scenario and 3D AI Studio's Seamless Texture Generator both output base color, normal, roughness, metalness and height maps with a tiling-direction setting. Model texturers paint a whole 3D model through its UVs: Meshy's AI Texturing, 3D AI Studio's Texture Generator, Leonardo's texture API and the self-hosted Hunyuan3D 2.1 paint model. What decides whether you can ship the result is the license: Meshy's free plan is CC BY 4.0, Scenario's free outputs are personal and evaluation use only, 3D AI Studio locks seamless downloads to paid plans, and Hunyuan3D's license excludes the EU, UK and South Korea. The Unity and Godot sections below quote each engine's manual for where every map goes.

AI texture generators do two different jobs: tileable PBR materials for floors and walls, or painting a whole 3D model through its UVs. They also differ on which maps you get and whether the free plan lets you ship. This guide quotes each vendor's docs, pricing and terms, plus Unity's and Godot's manuals, for the maps, the license and the import steps.

Not tested hands-on. We have not tested any of these texture generators hands-on (untested): we did not generate materials with them or import the results into a project, and we don't rank output quality. Everything here is built from verbatim quotes we copied on 2026-10-31 from Meshy's AI Texturing and Retexture API docs, Scenario's Textures page and PATINA help article, Leonardo's texture API recipe, 3D AI Studio's Seamless Texture and Texture Generator docs, tool page, API docs and pricing page, the Hunyuan3D-2.1 README, Unity's URP Lit shader and normal map import docs, and Godot's StandardMaterial3D, ORMMaterial3D and image import docs, plus the license and pricing rows already in our ledger. Our daily job re-checks that each quote is still on its page. Where a page doesn't state something, the cell says so instead of guessing.

6 tools · 68 Vendor or engine doc quotes plus ledger rows · updated 2026-10-31 · last checked 2026-10-31

Texture generators side by side: Meshy, Scenario, 3D AI Studio, Hunyuan3D

Each cell is copied from the vendor's own docs, pricing page, or terms. Open "Quotes" under a row to see the exact text and the date we fetched it.

  • What it makes

    Meshy
    Textures a 3D model from a text prompt or reference image, whether Meshy made the model or you upload an FBX, OBJ, STL, glTF or GLB up to 100 MB.
    Scenario
    Seamless PBR textures (tileable materials) from text or images. Its PATINA models start from a prompt, a photo of a real surface, or a texture you already have.
    3D AI Studio
    Both. The Seamless Texture Generator makes tileable PBR sets; the Texture Generator textures an uploaded GLB, FBX or OBJ and returns a textured GLB.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    Self-hosted. Hunyuan3D-2.1 generates 3D assets with what the README calls production-ready PBR material, using a separate texture model (Hunyuan3D-Paint-v2-1).
    Quotes behind this (9)

  • Map types

    Meshy
    Base color, plus metallic, roughness and normal maps when Generate PBR Maps is on. No height or AO map is listed.
    Scenario
    Features page: albedo, height, normal, metallic, edge and ambient occlusion. PATINA: base color, normal, roughness, metalness and height.
    3D AI Studio
    Seamless: base color, normal, roughness, metalness, height. Texture Generator with PBR on: base color, roughness, metalness and normal in a standard glTF material.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    Not stated per map. The README describes PBR material output but doesn't list the individual maps.
    Quotes behind this (8)

  • Seamless / tiling

    Meshy
    Not offered on the pages we fetched. It paints the model's UVs (it can keep your UV layout or generate new UVs) rather than making a repeating tile.
    Scenario
    Yes. tilingMode is Both, Horizontal or Vertical; Both repeats the material seamlessly in every direction.
    3D AI Studio
    Yes, in the Seamless Texture Generator: tiling direction Both, Horizontal or Vertical, with a tiled repeat preview.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    Not stated. It textures generated 3D assets, not repeating tiles.
    Quotes behind this (6)

  • Resolution

    Meshy
    2K, 4K or 8K (8192 × 8192). 4K and 8K need a paid plan; 8K is Meshy 7 Flagship only.
    Scenario
    PATINA upscales the predicted PBR maps up to 8K from a 2048px texture; the base texture itself is not upscaled.
    3D AI Studio
    Seamless: upscale is +40 credits and paid plans only; the base size isn't stated. Texture Generator's Prism engine lists 4K and 8K support.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    Not stated. The README does say texture generation takes 21GB of VRAM.
    Quotes behind this (8)

  • Free plan

    Meshy
    100 credits a month, no card. Texturing costs 10 credits at 2K. Creating tasks through the API requires a paid plan.
    Scenario
    A free allowance of 50 daily credits, but free-plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
    3D AI Studio
    Free users can generate and preview seamless textures, but downloads are locked to paid plans.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    Free to download and run on your own GPU.
    Quotes behind this (7)
    • Is Meshy free? Yes. The Free plan includes 100 credits per month, and you don't need a credit card. Paid plans (Pro, Premium, Ultra, Studio, and Enterprise) add more credits and features.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/pricing
    • Starter 1,500 monthly credits $15 /mo Designed for casual creators who love to explore AI. ✓ Standard compute rate ✓ Single user workspace ✓ Access to every AI model ✓ Private generations ✓ Community support (Discord) ✓ 50 GB storage Get Started For Creators Pro 5,000 monthly credits $45 /mo For demanding creators who need high performance or custom models. Everything in Starter, plus: ✓ Priority queue + unlimited relaxed generations ✓ Train custom models ✓ Ticket support ✓ 500 GB storage Start Now For Teams Max 10,000 monthly credits $75 /mo
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-27 · scenario.com/pricing
    • All paid plans include a full commercial license. You own what you create: you can use, modify, and ship assets in games, sell them, or deliver them to clients without paying royalties. Free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/pricing
    • It takes 10 GB VRAM for shape generation, 21GB for texture generation and 29GB for shape and texture generation in total.
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1
    • Texturing costs 10 credits, or 15 credits at 8K.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • Free plan : Creating a task requires a paid plan.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/api/retexture
    • Free users can generate textures and preview results. Downloads are locked to paid plans.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/seamless-texture

  • Commercial use / license

    Meshy
    Free plan: Meshy owns the output and licenses it under CC BY 4.0, so commercial use needs attribution. Paid plans: you own the output.
    Scenario
    All paid plans include a full commercial license. Free-plan outputs are personal and evaluation use only.
    3D AI Studio
    Assets are private, owned by you, and usable commercially in games, products or client work.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Community License: Territory excludes the EU, UK and South Korea, no using output to improve other AI models, and products over 1 million MAU must ask Tencent.
    Quotes behind this (10)
    • Customers using Meshy's Services under the free plan, acknowledge and agree that Meshy owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Customer Output and makes such rights available to free plan customers under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (the " CC BY 4.0 License "), as long as the free plan customer provides appropriate credit to Meshy.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • As between Meshy and those Customers on a paid Meshy plan, and to the extent possible under applicable law, such customers on a paid Meshy plan own their Customer Output.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • All paid plans include a full commercial license. You own what you create: you can use, modify, and ship assets in games, sell them, or deliver them to clients without paying royalties. Free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/pricing
    • Subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 (AI Output Limitations) and your compliance with these Terms, Scenario assigns to you all right, title, and interest in and to the Generated Assets created through your use of the Platform. You may use, modify, distribute, sell, license, and otherwise exploit your Generated Assets for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, without additional fees to Scenario beyond your applicable plan fees.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/terms-and-conditions
    • Private & Commercially Licensed All generated assets are private to your account and fully owned by you. Use them commercially in games, products, or client work.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • We grant You, for the Territory only, a non-exclusive, non-transferable and royalty-free limited license under Tencent’s intellectual property or other rights owned by Us embodied in or utilized by the Materials to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of (including Model Derivatives), and make modifications to the Materials
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • “Territory” shall mean the worldwide territory, excluding the territory of the European Union, United Kingdom and South Korea.
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • You must not use the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Works or any Output or results of the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Works to improve any other AI model (other than Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 or Model Derivatives thereof).
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • If, on the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 version release date, the monthly active users of all products or services made available by or for Licensee is greater than 1 million monthly active users in the preceding calendar month, You must request a license from Tencent, which Tencent may grant to You in its sole discretion
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • All generated assets are private to your account and fully owned by you. Use them commercially in games, products, or client work.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Pricing

  • Price

    Meshy
    Texturing is 10 credits, or 15 at 8K. Pro is listed at 1,000 credits a month next to a '$ 20' price token.
    Scenario
    Starter is $15/month for 1,500 credits. The per-texture credit cost is not stated on the pages we fetched.
    3D AI Studio
    Plans start at $19/month with 1,000 credits. Seamless: 10 credits (text) or 7 (image). Texture Generator docs say 20 to 35 credits, but the pricing page lists Texture AI as Free, so check before you rely on either.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1
    $0 for the software; you pay for the GPU (21GB VRAM for texture generation).
    Quotes behind this (10)
    • Pro gets you 1,000 credits per month, 60% faster generation, API access, private asset ownership, and 10 concurrent tasks - making it one of the most affordable AI 3D tools available.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/pricing
    • Starter 1,500 monthly credits $15 /mo Designed for casual creators who love to explore AI. ✓ Standard compute rate ✓ Single user workspace ✓ Access to every AI model ✓ Private generations ✓ Community support (Discord) ✓ 50 GB storage Get Started For Creators Pro 5,000 monthly credits $45 /mo For demanding creators who need high performance or custom models. Everything in Starter, plus: ✓ Priority queue + unlimited relaxed generations ✓ Train custom models ✓ Ticket support ✓ 500 GB storage Start Now For Teams Max 10,000 monthly credits $75 /mo
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-27 · scenario.com/pricing
    • Basic (1,000 credits/month) is ideal for beginners exploring AI 3D generation. Studio (3,500 credits/month) is our most popular plan with all tools unlocked and faster generation.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • It takes 10 GB VRAM for shape generation, 21GB for texture generation and 29GB for shape and texture generation in total.
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1
    • Texturing costs 10 credits, or 15 credits at 8K.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • Plans start at $19/month with 1,000 credits.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Tools/SeamlessTextureGenerator
    • Mode Credits Text to Material 10 Image to Material 7
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/seamless-texture
    • Upload a GLB, FBX or OBJ, describe the look or add a reference image, and get back a fully textured GLB with optional PBR maps in 1-3 minutes for 20-35 credits.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/texture-generator
    • Texture AI Free Remesh Free LOD Generation Free Costs may vary based on selected settings and model.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Pricing
    • It takes 10 GB VRAM for shape generation, 21GB for texture generation and 29GB for shape and texture generation in total.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1

Seamless, tileable PBR materials

For floors, walls, terrain and anything that repeats. The name links to the tool page.

  • ScenarioPaid plans, with caveats

    Seamless PBR textures from text or images; PATINA predicts base color, normal, roughness, metalness and height with Both/Horizontal/Vertical tiling, and maps upscale up to 8K. Has a Unity integration, and you can train your own texture model.

    Cheapest paid
    Starter $15/month for 1,500 credits; all paid plans carry a full commercial license.
    Free tier
    50 daily credits; free outputs are personal and evaluation use only.
    Quotes behind this (8)
    • Starter 1,500 monthly credits $15 /mo Designed for casual creators who love to explore AI. ✓ Standard compute rate ✓ Single user workspace ✓ Access to every AI model ✓ Private generations ✓ Community support (Discord) ✓ 50 GB storage Get Started For Creators Pro 5,000 monthly credits $45 /mo For demanding creators who need high performance or custom models. Everything in Starter, plus: ✓ Priority queue + unlimited relaxed generations ✓ Train custom models ✓ Ticket support ✓ 500 GB storage Start Now For Teams Max 10,000 monthly credits $75 /mo
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-27 · scenario.com/pricing
    • All paid plans include a full commercial license. You own what you create: you can use, modify, and ship assets in games, sell them, or deliver them to clients without paying royalties. Free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/pricing
    • Seamless PBR textures with full map control for roughness, normal, and metallic outputs.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · scenario.com/features/generate-textures
    • a clean, seamlessly tiling PBR material, base color, normal, roughness, metalness, and height
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · help.scenario.com/articles/7682478198-patina-models-the-essentials
    • tilingMode Both, Horizontal, or Vertical. Both repeats the material seamlessly in every direction
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · help.scenario.com/articles/7682478198-patina-models-the-essentials
    • upscaleFactor None, 2x, or 4x, applied to the predicted PBR maps only, up to 8K from a 2048px texture. The base texture itself is not upscaled.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · help.scenario.com/articles/7682478198-patina-models-the-essentials
    • Download your textures and maps or use Scenario's Unity integration to import them directly.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · scenario.com/features/generate-textures
    • Train your own texture model directly on Scenario
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · scenario.com/features/generate-textures
  • 3D AI StudioPricing page lists a license

    Seamless Texture Generator: Text to Material (10 credits) or Image to Material (7 credits), five tileable maps, Both/Horizontal/Vertical tiling, PNG, JPEG or WebP output.

    Cheapest paid
    Plans start at $19/month with 1,000 credits; a one-time 2,000-credit pack is $34.
    Free tier
    Generate and preview free; downloads are locked to paid plans.
    Quotes behind this (7)

Texture a 3D model you already have

These paint a full model through its UVs. They don't make repeating tiles.

  • MeshyPartly verified

    AI Texturing / Retexture: text prompt or a reference image (PNG, JPG or WebP up to 20 MB), PBR maps (metallic, roughness, normal) optional, 2K/4K/8K, can keep your UVs. Remove Lighting strips baked highlights and shadows on Meshy 6.

    Cheapest paid
    Pro: 1,000 credits a month ('$ 20' on the pricing page); you own paid output.
    Free tier
    100 credits a month; output is CC BY 4.0 (credit Meshy); 4K and 8K need a paid plan.
    Quotes behind this (11)
    • Is Meshy free? Yes. The Free plan includes 100 credits per month, and you don't need a credit card. Paid plans (Pro, Premium, Ultra, Studio, and Enterprise) add more credits and features.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/pricing
    • Pro gets you 1,000 credits per month, 60% faster generation, API access, private asset ownership, and 10 concurrent tasks - making it one of the most affordable AI 3D tools available.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/pricing
    • Customers using Meshy's Services under the free plan, acknowledge and agree that Meshy owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Customer Output and makes such rights available to free plan customers under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (the " CC BY 4.0 License "), as long as the free plan customer provides appropriate credit to Meshy.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • As between Meshy and those Customers on a paid Meshy plan, and to the extent possible under applicable law, such customers on a paid Meshy plan own their Customer Output.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • Generate PBR textures for a 3D model from a text prompt or a reference image, whether Meshy generated the model or you uploaded it.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • add a .png , .jpg , .jpeg , or .webp image up to 20 MB.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • turn it on to get metallic, roughness, and normal maps in addition to the base color.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • select 2K , 4K , or 8K . 4K and 8K need a paid plan, and 8K is available with Meshy 7 - Flagship only.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • Texturing costs 10 credits, or 15 credits at 8K.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • On removes baked highlights and shadows, which suits PBR pipelines.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/webapp/guides/3d-model/ai-texturing
    • Whether to keep the model's UV layout instead of generating a new one.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/api/retexture
  • 3D AI StudioPricing page lists a license

    Texture Generator: upload a GLB, FBX or OBJ up to 120MB, pick an engine (Prism, Forge, Meshy or Hunyuan), get a textured GLB; geometry is unchanged. PBR adds roughness, metalness and normal in a glTF material.

    Cheapest paid
    Docs: 20 to 35 credits a model; the pricing page lists Texture AI as Free. Plans start at $19/month.
    Free tier
    New users get free credits; assets are owned by you and usable commercially.
    Quotes behind this (7)
    • Private & Commercially Licensed All generated assets are private to your account and fully owned by you. Use them commercially in games, products, or client work.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • Who owns the generated models? You do. All assets generated on 3D AI Studio are private and fully owned by you.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • Upload a GLB, FBX or OBJ, describe the look or add a reference image, and get back a fully textured GLB with optional PBR maps in 1-3 minutes for 20-35 credits.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/texture-generator
    • GLB, FBX or OBJ up to 120MB (200MB with Hunyuan)
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/texture-generator
    • Geometry Unchanged, only the surface is replaced
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/texture-generator
    • With PBR enabled, the GLB contains four maps in a standard glTF material: base color (albedo), roughness, metalness and normal.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/texture-generator
    • Texture AI Free Remesh Free LOD Generation Free Costs may vary based on selected settings and model.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Pricing
  • Leonardo.AiPaid plans, with caveats

    Texture generation API: upload a 3D model and generate a texture on it. Only .OBJ files are accepted, and the model needs a UV mapping. The recipe we fetched doesn't list the output maps.

    Cheapest paid
    Not verified: our Leonardo pricing row is unverified.
    Free tier
    Private generations on a paid plan stay yours; public images are licensed broadly to Leonardo.
    Quotes behind this (4)
    • you can indeed use your images for commercial purposes! There are a few caveats though, so here’s a full breakdown: Leonardo.Ai allows you to use the website for both personal and commercial purposes, however, the content generated by users is subject to and governed by our Terms of Service . Effectively, when generating privately using a paid subscription, users retain full ownership, copyright, and all other intellectual property rights to their images.
      Leonardo.Ai · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · intercom.help/leonardo-ai/en/articles/8044018-commercial-usage
    • For images that are made public, Leonardo.Ai and its successors retain worldwide perpetual rights to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute images and text prompts you input into the services, or any assets produced by the service at your direction. Additionally, other users are granted a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access these publicly available assets through the service and to use those assets only as enabled by a feature of the service.
      Leonardo.Ai · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · intercom.help/leonardo-ai/en/articles/8044018-commercial-usage
    • Only 3D models in .OBJ format can be accepted as the file extension.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.leonardo.ai/docs/generate-textures-on-3d-model
    • Models need to have a UV mapping to generate Textures.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.leonardo.ai/docs/generate-textures-on-3d-model
  • Hunyuan3D 2.1Partly verified

    Open-weight Hunyuan3D-2.1 with the Hunyuan3D-Paint-v2-1 texture model for PBR material. Runs on your own GPU: 21GB VRAM for texture generation, 29GB for shape plus texture.

    Cheapest paid
    No paid plan for the weights; your GPU is the cost.
    Free tier
    Free under the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Community License, outside the EU, UK and South Korea.
    Quotes behind this (5)

Only tools in our ledger get a matrix column or a table row. Prices are copied from vendor pricing pages and docs on the fetch date shown under each quote; credit prices change often, so check the vendor before you buy. "Not stated" means the pages we fetched don't say, not that the feature is missing.

License: what you can actually ship

The map set matters less than whether you're allowed to sell a game with the texture in it. This is where these tools differ most.

  • Meshy: free is CC BY 4.0, paid is yours

    On the free plan Meshy owns the output and makes it available under CC BY 4.0, which allows commercial use only if you credit Meshy. Paid customers own their output. Meshy doesn't guarantee a texture won't resemble other users' assets.

    Quotes behind this (4)
    • Customers using Meshy's Services under the free plan, acknowledge and agree that Meshy owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Customer Output and makes such rights available to free plan customers under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (the " CC BY 4.0 License "), as long as the free plan customer provides appropriate credit to Meshy.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • If you are on a free plan, we grant you a CC BY 4.0 license instead. We kindly ask that you credit Meshy for the tool's use in the description of your project. Here is an example attribution format you may use: "Model created with Meshy – CC BY 4.0 License
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · help.meshy.ai/en/articles/9992001-can-i-use-meshy-assets-commercially-
    • As between Meshy and those Customers on a paid Meshy plan, and to the extent possible under applicable law, such customers on a paid Meshy plan own their Customer Output.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • MESHY DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE UNIQUENESS OF THE CUSTOMER OUTPUT NOR THAT IT WILL NOT RESEMBLE EXISTING 3D MODELS OR OTHER USERS' GENERATED ASSETS.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use

  • Scenario: paid plans only

    All paid plans include a full commercial license with no royalties. Free-plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only, so don't ship a free-plan material. Scenario assigns you the rights in generated assets, but doesn't promise they're unique or non-infringing.

    Quotes behind this (3)
    • All paid plans include a full commercial license. You own what you create: you can use, modify, and ship assets in games, sell them, or deliver them to clients without paying royalties. Free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/pricing
    • Subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 (AI Output Limitations) and your compliance with these Terms, Scenario assigns to you all right, title, and interest in and to the Generated Assets created through your use of the Platform. You may use, modify, distribute, sell, license, and otherwise exploit your Generated Assets for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, without additional fees to Scenario beyond your applicable plan fees.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/terms-and-conditions
    • Scenario does not guarantee that any Generated Asset will be unique, original, or non-infringing. No copyright guarantee. The intellectual property status of AI-generated content may vary by jurisdiction and is subject to evolving law. Scenario makes no representations regarding the copyrightability or intellectual property protection available for Generated Assets in any jurisdiction.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/terms-and-conditions

  • 3D AI Studio: owned by you, but downloads cost money

    The pricing page says assets are private, owned by you and usable commercially. In practice free users can't download seamless textures, so shipping one needs a paid plan. Free-plan models are kept for 6 months and paid ones for 12, so download what you ship.

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    • Private & Commercially Licensed All generated assets are private to your account and fully owned by you. Use them commercially in games, products, or client work.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • Who owns the generated models? You do. All assets generated on 3D AI Studio are private and fully owned by you.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • Generated 3D models stay in your library for 6 months on the free plan and 12 months on paid plans, counted from when they were created.
      3D AI Studio · Verified · fetched 2026-10-21 · 3daistudio.com/pricing
    • All generated assets are private to your account and fully owned by you. Use them commercially in games, products, or client work.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Pricing
    • Free users can generate textures and preview results. Downloads are locked to paid plans.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/seamless-texture

  • Leonardo: private vs public

    Private generations on a paid subscription stay with you. Public images give Leonardo a worldwide perpetual license, and other users a limited one. Check which mode your textures were made in.

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    • you can indeed use your images for commercial purposes! There are a few caveats though, so here’s a full breakdown: Leonardo.Ai allows you to use the website for both personal and commercial purposes, however, the content generated by users is subject to and governed by our Terms of Service . Effectively, when generating privately using a paid subscription, users retain full ownership, copyright, and all other intellectual property rights to their images.
      Leonardo.Ai · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · intercom.help/leonardo-ai/en/articles/8044018-commercial-usage
    • For images that are made public, Leonardo.Ai and its successors retain worldwide perpetual rights to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute images and text prompts you input into the services, or any assets produced by the service at your direction. Additionally, other users are granted a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access these publicly available assets through the service and to use those assets only as enabled by a feature of the service.
      Leonardo.Ai · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · intercom.help/leonardo-ai/en/articles/8044018-commercial-usage
    • Jason and Jane can download their own generations for commercial usage. However, Jason might also have his designs used by others too, due to his images being public. This is the main distinction.
      Leonardo.Ai · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · intercom.help/leonardo-ai/en/articles/8044018-commercial-usage

  • Hunyuan3D: free, but not everywhere

    The Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Community License is royalty-free, but its Territory excludes the EU, the UK and South Korea. You must not use the output outside the Territory, so a game sold there needs legal advice first. You also can't use output to improve another AI model, and products with more than 1 million monthly active users must request a license.

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    • We grant You, for the Territory only, a non-exclusive, non-transferable and royalty-free limited license under Tencent’s intellectual property or other rights owned by Us embodied in or utilized by the Materials to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of (including Model Derivatives), and make modifications to the Materials
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • “Territory” shall mean the worldwide territory, excluding the territory of the European Union, United Kingdom and South Korea.
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • You must not use, reproduce, modify, distribute, or display the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Works, Output or results of the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Works outside the Territory.
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • You must not use the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Works or any Output or results of the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 Works to improve any other AI model (other than Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 or Model Derivatives thereof).
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
    • If, on the Tencent Hunyuan 3D 2.1 version release date, the monthly active users of all products or services made available by or for Licensee is greater than 1 million monthly active users in the preceding calendar month, You must request a license from Tencent, which Tencent may grant to You in its sole discretion
      Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE

  • Steam asks about AI textures too

    Shipped textures made with any of these tools are the kind of pre-generated content Steam's Content Survey asks about. See Steam AI disclosure, tool by tool.

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Step by step: AI PBR maps into a Unity URP Lit material

Each step quotes Unity 6's URP Lit shader or normal map import docs, or the generator's own docs. We have not run these steps with each tool's output (untested).

  1. Step 1. Download the full map set

    Turn PBR on before you generate. Meshy adds metallic, roughness and normal maps only when Generate PBR Maps is on; 3D AI Studio's Texture Generator puts base color, roughness, metalness and normal in a glTF material when PBR is enabled. Scenario and 3D AI Studio's seamless tool also give you a height map.

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  2. Step 2. Mark the normal map as a normal map

    In the texture's Import Settings, set Texture Type to Normal map. Unity says this texture type formats the asset so it's suitable for real-time normal mapping.

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  3. Step 3. Flip green if the normal map uses the other convention

    If lighting on bumps looks inverted, enable Flip Green Channel, which Unity says helps when the normal map uses a different convention from what Unity expects. None of the vendor pages we fetched state which convention their normal maps use, so check one asset before batch-importing.

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  4. Step 4. Create a Lit material in Metallic mode

    Keep Workflow Mode on Metallic, then assign the metallic map to Metallic Map. That slot is only available in Metallic mode.

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  5. Step 5. Turn roughness into smoothness

    URP Lit has no roughness slot. It reads smoothness from the alpha channel of the Metallic Map by default, where 0 is a wide, rough highlight and 1 is sharp like glass. The generators here output roughness maps, which run the other way (Godot's manual: 0 is a perfect mirror, 1 fully blurs). Our reading: invert the roughness map and pack it into the metallic map's alpha, or the material will look glossy where it should be matte. 3D AI Studio's own Unity tip (assign to Albedo, Normal, Metallic and Height) doesn't mention this step.

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  6. Step 6. Assign normal, height and occlusion

    Normal Map adds bumps, scratches and grooves; Height Map adds the look of larger bumps; Occlusion Map simulates shadows in corners and crevices. Of the map lists quoted here, only Scenario's includes ambient occlusion; Meshy's PBR set is metallic, roughness and normal.

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  7. Step 7. Tile seamless materials

    For a seamless texture, raise Tiling under Surface Inputs. Unity says a higher value makes the textures repeat across your mesh.

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  8. Step 8. Or skip the steps with Scenario's integration

    Scenario says you can download textures and maps or use its Unity integration to import them directly. We have not tested whether it packs smoothness for you.

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Godot: StandardMaterial3D or ORMMaterial3D

Quoted from Godot's stable docs for StandardMaterial3D, ORMMaterial3D, and image import.

What breaks

The failure modes the vendors and engines document themselves.

  • Baked lighting in the base color

    Scenario warns that a photo with strong perspective or lighting gradients bakes those into every predicted map. Meshy's Remove Lighting and 3D AI Studio's Neutral Lighting exist to strip baked highlights and shadows, which matters once your engine lights the material.

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  • Visible seams at your target size

    Scenario says to match tile size and stride to your output resolution when the defaults leave a visible seam or repeat pattern.

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  • Photo extraction can grab the wrong surface

    Scenario says Material Extract needs an unambiguous prompt; a vague description can pull part of the surrounding scene into the material.

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  • No UVs, no texture

    Leonardo needs an OBJ with a UV mapping. Meshy can generate new UVs if yours are bad, or keep good ones. 3D AI Studio says UVs aren't strictly required, but clean UVs give better results with every engine.

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  • Roughness vs smoothness in Unity

    Unity URP Lit reads smoothness (1 is glass-sharp) from the metallic map's alpha; generators output roughness. Dropping a roughness map in unchanged gives you the opposite gloss.

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  • DirectX vs OpenGL normal maps

    Godot expects OpenGL-style normals and offers Invert Y; Unity offers Flip Green Channel. The vendor pages we fetched don't say which style they export.

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  • Free plans that can't ship

    3D AI Studio locks seamless downloads to paid plans, Scenario's free outputs are personal and evaluation use only, Meshy's free output needs CC BY credit, and Meshy's API needs a paid plan.

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    • All paid plans include a full commercial license. You own what you create: you can use, modify, and ship assets in games, sell them, or deliver them to clients without paying royalties. Free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
      Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/pricing
    • Customers using Meshy's Services under the free plan, acknowledge and agree that Meshy owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Customer Output and makes such rights available to free plan customers under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (the " CC BY 4.0 License "), as long as the free plan customer provides appropriate credit to Meshy.
      Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
    • Free users can generate textures and preview results. Downloads are locked to paid plans.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/seamless-texture
    • Free plan : Creating a task requires a paid plan.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.meshy.ai/en/api/retexture

  • Conflicting prices on the same vendor

    3D AI Studio's Texture Generator docs say 20 to 35 credits a model, while its pricing page lists Texture AI as Free. Its API charges 80 credits for Hunyuan texturing. We show both and don't pick one.

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    • Upload a GLB, FBX or OBJ, describe the look or add a reference image, and get back a fully textured GLB with optional PBR maps in 1-3 minutes for 20-35 credits.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/texture-generator
    • Texture AI Free Remesh Free LOD Generation Free Costs may vary based on selected settings and model.
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Pricing
    • Tencent Hunyuan AI texture generation from text prompts or reference images. PBR texture support in prompt mode. Input format: FBX. 80 credits
      Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · 3daistudio.com/Platform/API/Documentation/texturing

  • Self-hosting needs a big GPU

    Hunyuan3D-2.1 needs 21GB of VRAM for texture generation alone.

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Editorial opinion

Our pick: which texture generator for which job

  • Pick Scenario You need tileable PBR materials for environments (floors, walls, terrain) with height and ambient occlusion, a Unity integration, and a commercial license on any paid plan.
  • Pick 3D AI Studio Seamless Texture Generator You want the cheapest seamless material per generation (7 to 10 credits) and can pay for a plan, since free users can't download.
  • Pick Meshy AI Texturing You need to texture or retexture a prop or character model with PBR maps at up to 8K, and can either credit Meshy (free, CC BY 4.0) or pay to own the output.
  • Pick 3D AI Studio Texture Generator You want to retexture an existing GLB, FBX or OBJ without touching geometry and get a glTF material that engines read directly.
  • Pick Hunyuan3D-2.1 You have a GPU with at least 21GB of VRAM, want no per-texture cost, and don't ship to the EU, UK or South Korea.
  • Pick Leonardo texture API You already use Leonardo's API and your models are UV-mapped OBJs.

These picks are our editorial opinion, based on the quoted docs, pricing pages and licenses above. We have not tested any of these generators hands-on (untested), and we don't rank texture quality.

FAQ

What is the best AI texture generator for 3D models?
It depends on the job. To texture a whole model, Meshy's AI Texturing and 3D AI Studio's Texture Generator both take an uploaded model and return PBR maps; Meshy goes up to 8K on Meshy 7. For tileable materials, Scenario and 3D AI Studio's Seamless Texture Generator are the two in our ledger. We haven't tested output quality.
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Which AI tools make seamless, tileable textures?
Scenario (its PATINA models tile in Both, Horizontal or Vertical directions) and 3D AI Studio's Seamless Texture Generator (same three directions). Meshy, Leonardo and Hunyuan3D texture a model's UVs rather than making repeating tiles.
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Which AI PBR texture generator gives height and AO maps?
Scenario's features page lists albedo, height, normal, metallic, edge and ambient occlusion maps. 3D AI Studio's seamless tool gives a height map but no AO. Meshy's PBR set is metallic, roughness and normal on top of base color.
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Can I use free AI textures in a commercial game?
Meshy's free output is CC BY 4.0, so yes with credit. Scenario's free outputs are personal and evaluation use only. 3D AI Studio lets free users generate and preview seamless textures but locks downloads to paid plans. Hunyuan3D is free but its license excludes the EU, UK and South Korea.
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  • Customers using Meshy's Services under the free plan, acknowledge and agree that Meshy owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Customer Output and makes such rights available to free plan customers under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (the " CC BY 4.0 License "), as long as the free plan customer provides appropriate credit to Meshy.
    Meshy · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · meshy.ai/terms-of-use
  • All paid plans include a full commercial license. You own what you create: you can use, modify, and ship assets in games, sell them, or deliver them to clients without paying royalties. Free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only.
    Scenario · Verified · fetched 2026-10-15 · scenario.com/pricing
  • “Territory” shall mean the worldwide territory, excluding the territory of the European Union, United Kingdom and South Korea.
    Hunyuan3D 2.1 · Verified · fetched 2026-10-23 · raw.githubusercontent.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan3D-2.1/main/LICENSE
  • Free users can generate textures and preview results. Downloads are locked to paid plans.
    Verified · fetched 2026-10-31 · docs.3daistudio.com/textures/seamless-texture
How do I use an AI roughness map in Unity URP?
URP Lit has no roughness slot. It reads smoothness from the Metallic Map's alpha by default, where 1 is glass-sharp. Invert the roughness map and pack it into that alpha channel (our reading of the docs), and set the normal map's Texture Type to Normal map.
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Do AI normal maps work in Godot?
Godot requires OpenGL-style (Y+) normal maps. If a map is DirectX style, enable the Normal Map Invert Y import option. The vendors we checked don't state which style they export.
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Does my model need UVs before AI texturing?
For Leonardo, yes: OBJ only, with a UV mapping. Meshy can generate new UVs or keep yours. 3D AI Studio says not strictly, but clean UVs give better results.
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Have you tested these texture generators?
No. This guide is built from each vendor's docs, pricing and terms and from Unity's and Godot's manuals as quoted on 2026-10-31. We have not generated or imported textures with any of them.
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