TRELLIS (Microsoft) is the closest free alternative to Step1X-3D: 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 Step1X-3D alternatives?
Yes — 9 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: TRELLIS (Microsoft), Hunyuan3D-2 (Tencent), Copilot 3D, TRELLIS.2 (Microsoft), CADAM (Adam). None of them are paid-only.
Is Step1X-3D free?
Step1X-3D is free. There is no paid plan attached to it in the catalog.
How were these Step1X-3D 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.