# Tripo

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Tripo and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for generating 3D models, often alongside Meshy. One critic finds the output hard to work with and unsuitable for serious eCommerce.

## Why people recommend it

- Named with Meshy as a go-to (3 comments): "That’s exactly how I’ve used tools like Tripo and Meshy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49265927)) "meshy.ai , tripo are good ones to use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49561336)) "probably meshy, tripo.ai, or similiar" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879225))
- Used for generating 3D models (1 comments): "That’s exactly how I’ve used tools like Tripo and Meshy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49265927))

## What people warn about

- Hard to work with, not eCommerce-ready (1 comments): "still nearly impossible to work with and a model you would never put on any slightly serious eCommerce site." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47159348))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TRELLIS.2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/trellis-2.md): 27 recommend
- [Meshy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meshy.md): 13 recommend
- [Hunyuan3D](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hunyuan3d.md): 6 recommend
- [SAM 3D](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meta-sam-3d.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tripo", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tripo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).