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Is selling 3D models on online marketplaces still profitable in 2026?

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With AI now able to generate 3D models from images, is it still worth creating and selling high-quality 3D models on marketplaces?

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Posted about 2 months ago

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trimitek

Posted about 2 months ago

No.

zabotlama

Posted about 2 months ago

Yes it is profitable to have your portfolio online and have some additional dollars as passive income.
It is absolutely NOT profitable to continue in production and publication of new models.
But as I see some sellers and even big studios are continuing actively in this bussiness. So maybe it can be really still profitable in some way.

sergimen2001

Posted about 1 month ago

The answer is: Yes, it is still profitable.
What is no longer profitable is CGTrader as a platform for selling 3D models.

Renzem-Studio wrote 30 days ago

yes am talking about selling 3D Models on CG TRaders

IzatAbdraimov

Posted 21 days ago

my sales dropped significantly after cgtrader introduced subscription based sales. from 1k to 100 dollars per month. i’m going to totally remove my models from cgtrader and totally switch to the fab and humster soon.