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$0 to $0 for a typical job through Hyrde, which works out at $24–$60 an hour depending on seniority. A small, well-defined piece of work lands near the bottom of that range; a whole build sits at the top.
The price is agreed before anyone starts and only changes if you change the scope. Your first three projects carry no Hyrde fee — you pay the specialist their price and nothing else.
01—Three jobs people buy
Hours at a vetted specialist's rate, as a range — an estimate that pretends to be exact is a lie.
01
One product rendered properly
Your product modelled and lit so it looks like a photograph, in the angles your store needs.
$500–$700
About 15 hours of design work at $40/hr for a mid-level specialist.
02
A set of assets for a campaign
Several models or scenes, consistent in style, delivered in the formats each channel wants.
$1,100–$1,700
About 35 hours of design work at $40/hr for a mid-level specialist.
03
An animated sequence
Modelled, animated, lit and rendered — the version people actually watch to the end.
$2,900–$4,300
About 60 hours of design work at $60/hr for a senior-level specialist.
02—By the hour
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Junior
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Mid
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Senior
What a vetted specialist costs here. For what the open market charges by city, see the rate index.
03—What moves the number
04—Before you hire
How much does it cost to hire a 3D Designer in 2026?
Through Hyrde, $500 to $4,300 for a typical job. One product rendered properly costs $500 to $700; an animated sequence costs $2,900 to $4,300. Hourly, a vetted 3D Designer works out at $24 to $60 depending on seniority.
Is it cheaper to hire a freelance 3D Designer or an agency?
A freelancer, usually by a wide margin: an agency prices the same work with account management, overhead and margin on top. What an agency buys you is someone else managing the work. On Hyrde the scoping and the quality check are automated instead, so you get the structure without the markup — and no commission is added to the specialist's price.
What makes a 3D Designer quote go up?
How complex the geometry is. Whether references or CAD files exist. Render quality and how long the shot runs. Revisions, which are where 3D budgets die. Each of those is asked before you get a number, which is why the price does not move later unless you change the scope.
Can I get a fixed price instead of an hourly rate?
Yes, and that is the default. The work is priced per milestone before anyone starts, you approve each milestone, and an AI checks the delivered work against your brief before you pay. Your first three projects carry no Hyrde fee at all.