Step1X-3D

Apache-2.0 two-stage geometry plus texture generator (1.3B and 3.5B models) for textured 3D assets

What Step1X-3D does

  • Apache-2.0 two-stage geometry plus texture generator (1.3B and 3.5B models) for textured 3D assets
  • Released with training code and an 800K curated asset dataset
  • Free Hugging Face Spaces demo

Step1X-3D — straight answers

What is Step1X-3D?

Step1X-3D is listed under 3D & CAD Generation, in the Content & Media Generation category on Flocci AI Tools. Apache-2.0 two-stage geometry plus texture generator (1.3B and 3.5B models) for textured 3D assets. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

Is Step1X-3D free?

Step1X-3D is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

Can I use Step1X-3D in a browser, or is there an app?

Step1X-3D needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting.

What can Step1X-3D do?

Step1X-3D does 3 things the catalog singles out: Apache-2.0 two-stage geometry plus texture generator (1.3b and 3.5b models) for textured 3d assets; released with training code and an 800k curated asset dataset; free hugging face spaces demo.

What is the best free alternative to Step1X-3D?

CADAM (Adam) is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same 3D & CAD Generation sub-category and is free. Copilot 3D, Hunyuan3D-2 (Tencent) and HunyuanWorld 1.0 also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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