Head-to-head · same block-out
ReconViaGen 0.5 vs Rodin Gen-2.5
Both engines got the same blocks in the same art style, at their default settings. Here is what each one returned, measured from the files themselves.
At a glance
| ReconViaGen 0.5 | Rodin Gen-2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | ReconViaGen team | Hyper3D (Deemos) |
| Takes | Images without view labels | Images without view labels |
| Formats it returns | GLB | GLB |
| Texture maps | Base colour · Roughness-metal (2K) | Base colour · Normal · Roughness-metal (2K) |
| Rigs characters itself | No | No |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Run through | fal.ai | fal.ai |
| In Vox Land | Pick it in the pro workspace | Pick it in the pro workspace |
Test: T-posed character
839 blocks, cartoon style: a young man in a blue T-shirt, dark grey trousers and black boots. The T-pose shows whether an engine textures both arms.
| ReconViaGen 0.5 | Rodin Gen-2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Triangles | 149,852 | 150,000 |
| File size | 5.4 MB | 11.9 MB |
| Texture maps | Base colour · Roughness-metal (2K) | Base colour · Normal · Roughness-metal (2K) |
| Outline match | 72% front 79% · side 75% · top 63% | 75% front 94% · side 74% · top 57% |
| Job time | 212 s | 124 s |
| Art style | Cartoon | Cartoon |
| Settings | defaults | defaults |
| Generated | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
Test: Pickup truck
1,896 blocks, comic style: a chunky stylised pickup. The test for hard surfaces, flat panels and wheels.
| ReconViaGen 0.5 | Rodin Gen-2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Triangles | 145,578 | 150,000 |
| File size | 6.2 MB | 19.6 MB |
| Texture maps | Base colour · Roughness-metal (2K) | Base colour · Normal · Roughness-metal (2K) |
| Outline match | 39% front 24% · side 46% · top 48% | 69% front 58% · side 76% · top 73% |
| Job time | 251 s | 155 s |
| Art style | Comic | Comic |
| Settings | defaults | defaults |
| Generated | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
Test: Castle gate
4,518 blocks, realistic style: a stone gatehouse with two towers, battlements, a portcullis, banners and a drawbridge on chains. The test for a large building with thin parts and repeated detail.
| ReconViaGen 0.5 | Rodin Gen-2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Triangles | 148,040 | 150,000 |
| File size | 6.9 MB | 25.4 MB |
| Texture maps | Base colour · Roughness-metal (2K) | Base colour · Normal · Roughness-metal (2K) |
| Outline match | 67% front 85% · side 51% · top 65% | 87% front 91% · side 87% · top 84% |
| Job time | 303 s | 222 s |
| Art style | Realistic | Realistic |
| Settings | defaults | defaults |
| Generated | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
Which one to pick
Pick ReconViaGen 0.5 for experiments where exact proportions do not matter.
- 2.2× lighter files in our test (5.4 MB vs 11.9 MB)
Pick Rodin Gen-2.5 for single subjects that need a full PBR material, on the newer Rodin.
- kept closer to the block-out's outline (75% vs 72%)
- quicker job (124 s vs 212 s)
- normal and roughness-metal maps included
Quick answers
- Which gives smaller files, ReconViaGen 0.5 or Rodin Gen-2.5?
- ReconViaGen 0.5: 5.4 MB against 11.9 MB on the T-posed character (149,852 vs 150,000 triangles).
- Which follows the input shape more closely?
- Rodin Gen-2.5 kept more of the block-out's outline on the T-posed character: 75% overlap against 72%.
- Do they give PBR texture maps?
- Rodin Gen-2.5 returned base colour, normal and roughness-metal maps; ReconViaGen 0.5 returned base colour · roughness-metal.
- Which one is faster?
- In our run on the T-posed character, the Rodin Gen-2.5 job took 124 s and the ReconViaGen 0.5 job 212 s, both from the same finished views. One run each: treat it as a rough guide.
- Can I get OBJ or FBX?
- Both return GLB only. In Vox Land, every model can also be exported as OBJ from the GLB.
- Can either one rig a character?
- Neither rigs characters itself. In Vox Land, any character can be rigged from the part tags on your blocks, whichever engine made it.
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How we test
- 1Same pictures. Within a test, an image model repaints the block views once (the way Vox Land always works), and that one set of views goes to every engine, at its default settings; the table lists any that differ. Engines that take a single picture get one three-quarter view, painted from the same blocks in the same style.
- 2So every difference inside a test comes from the engine, not from the input. The blocks fix the shape and the proportions; the repainted views add the colours and small details every engine then shares.
- 3Numbers are read from the file each engine delivered: triangles, file size, texture maps. Job time is the engine's job in our pipeline (the views were painted beforehand), from a single run.
- 4Outline match: we draw the block-out and the model as flat silhouettes from the front, the side and above, and measure how much they overlap (intersection over union; 100% means identical outlines).
- 5The renders are ours: the same camera, light and orientation for every file.
- 6We make none of these engines. Vox Land sends your blocks to whichever one you pick, so we have no reason to favour one.
Try them on your own blocks
Build a block-out in the browser and send it to any of these engines. New accounts get 15 free credits.
Data updated Sep 23, 2026