TRELLIS (Microsoft) is the closest free alternative to Sloyd: same 3D & CAD Generation sub-category, and it is free. Open-weight model outputting radiance fields, 3D Gaussians AND meshes from one representation
Are there free Sloyd alternatives?
Yes — 9 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: TRELLIS (Microsoft), Hunyuan3D-2 (Tencent), Meshy, Tripo, Rodin (Hyper3D). None of them are paid-only.
Is Sloyd free?
Sloyd is free tier + paid. There is a free tier you can work in, with paid plans above it.
How were these Sloyd alternatives chosen?
They are the other tools in 3D & CAD Generation, then the rest of Content & Media Generation, ordered free tiers first and capped at 9. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.