Apple’s LiTo can generate Gaussian spalts with realistic view-dependent rendering:

This is the biggest announcement from @Apple that nobody has talked about.

Generating #GaussianSplatting with #AI using models like Trellis or Sam3D hasn’t made much sense…until now.

Meshes are still far easier to edit, integrate cleanly into #3D workflows, and with recent… pic.twitter.com/tTe2f1gk36

— Gabriele Romagnoli (@GabRoXR) April 25, 2026

Meanwhile Microsoft’s open-source Trellis tech promises super fast 2D-to-3D conversion:

MICROSOFT DROPPED A 4B PARAMETER MODEL THAT TURNS ONE IMAGE INTO A 3D ASSET IN 3 SECONDS

and it’s open source

TRELLIS.2 fully textured, physically accurate 3D models with PBR textures out of the box

not a rough mesh..not a placeholder

roughness, metallic, opacity the kind of… pic.twitter.com/TWxdmB63VB

— Vaishnavi (@_vmlops) April 26, 2026