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Point-E

Image generationAvailable
by CommunityModel ID: point-e

OpenAI Point-E text-to-point-cloud system. Fast 3D point-cloud generation from text, optionally lifted to a mesh via marching cubes.

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Price
≈ $0.0708/run
Input → output
Text → Image
Developer
Community
Updated
September 23, 2026
01

Playground

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≈ $0.0708/run

No input form for this model yet

Its inputs are not documented yet. So that no run fails on a wrong input, we don't offer a form here. Pick a comparable model instead.

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Examples

Real outputs from the public examples of this model on Replicate, with the prompt and settings that produced them. They were not generated live on this page.

  • Prompt

    a red motorcycle

    Length: 0:07

  • InputInput

    No text prompt: the model only takes the input shown.

    Output (JSON, shortened)

    {
  "json_file": {
    "colors": [
      [
        0.8588,
        0.6078,
        0.3843
      ],
      [
        0.8588,
        0.6078,
        0.3843
      ],
      [
        0.6275,
        0.6275,
        0.6275
      ],
      [
        0.9098,
        0.9098,
        0.9098
      ],
      [
        0.8588,
        0.651,
        0.4627
      ],
      [
        0.898,
        0.8784,
        0.8627
      ],
      [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      [
        0.8588,
        0.6118,
        0.3882
      ],
      "… (+4088)"
    ],
    "coords": [
      [
        -0.0202,
        0.0228,
        -0.2707
      ],
      [
        0.0313,
        0.0886,
        -0.2575
      ],
      [
        -0.0738,
        0.3501,
        -0.3475
      ],
      [
        -0.0811,
        -0.3544,
        0.01
      ],
      [
        -0.1332,
        0.2891,
        -0.2125
      ],
      [
        -0.1309,
        0.2881,
        -0.2315
      ],
      [
        -0.0102,
        -0.4625,
        0.1855
      ],
      [
        0.1312,
        0.0257,
        -0.1856
      ],
      "… (+4088)"
    ]
  }
}
  • InputInput

    No text prompt: the model only takes the input shown.

    Length: 0:07

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About Point-E

TL;DRAs of September 23, 2026

Point-E is a model by Community in the Image generation category. On Railwail, Point-E costs ≈ $0.0708 per run.

04

Pricing

Prices in US dollars. Usage is charged from prepaid credits.
Typical run (≈ 262 s on T4)$0.0708 per run
GPU time (T4)$0.00027 per GPU second
  • Billed by the GPU time the run actually takes. When the run starts, 3× the typical price is reserved from your balance and settled afterwards.
  • 1 credit = $0.01

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s

Typical according to the provider: about 262.2 s

Total

$7.08

708 credits

Per run

$0.0708 · 7.08 credits

Billed by the actual GPU time; this is an estimate.

05

API

Call Point-E with your Railwail API key. Use this model ID in the request:
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No verified API example

The inputs of this model are not documented yet.

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Specifications

Model ID
point-e
Developer
Community
Category
Image generation
Input
Text
Output
Image
Billing
By usage (tokens or GPU time)
Catalog entry updated
September 23, 2026

Tags

  • replicate
  • 3d-generation
  • openai
  • point-cloud
  • open-source
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Frequently asked questions

What is Point-E?

Point-E is a model by Community in the Image generation category.

How much does Point-E cost on Railwail?

On Railwail, Point-E costs ≈ $0.0708 per run. You are charged for what each request actually uses. Usage is paid from prepaid credits; 1 credit equals $0.01.

How fast is Point-E?

There are not enough measured runs of Point-E on Railwail yet to state a run time. It depends on the input, the settings and the load at the provider.

Is Point-E better than FLUX 1.1 Pro?

That depends on the task. Point-E (Community) and FLUX 1.1 Pro (Black Forest Labs) are both models in the Image generation category. The comparison page shows their prices and specifications side by side.

Compare Point-E and FLUX 1.1 Pro
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