Gradients Studio vs meshgradient.com
meshgradient.com (MESH, by Burak Aslan) is a free, no-sign-up WebGL page: pick four corner colours, click to add points, drag to warp, and save a square PNG. Gradients Studio adds grain rendered into the file, four styles, every aspect ratio at 4K, and pixel and dither finishes. For a quick free square gradient, MESH is enough; for a grainy background at a real size, use Gradients Studio.
Updated October 2026Facts checked
We make Gradients Studio. We're not affiliated with meshgradient.com; its facts come from its own site, linked below, and where it doesn't say, neither do we. Written by Anusandhan.
What each is best at
A free, single-purpose page against a fuller studio. MESH is quicker to learn; Gradients Studio does more.
meshgradient.com is best at
- Completely free, with no account and nothing to configure.
- Direct manipulation: click to add a point, drag to warp the mesh.
- A fast way to get one square gradient image.
Gradients Studio is best at
- Grain rendered into the export, so gradients don't band on large screens.
- Every common size, from 16:9 hero to 1.91:1 OG card and 9:16 story, at 4K.
- Four styles (blobs, stripes, clouds, rays) and pixel and dither finishes.
- A saved link that reopens the exact design, plus a ChatGPT app and MCP server.
Feature by feature
Checked October 19, 2026 on each tool's own site.
| Feature | meshgradient.com | Gradients Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Output | One PNG, 2000 × 2000 square (from its export code) | JPEG up to 4K (3840 wide, or 2160 tall for portrait and square) |
| Grain | No grain or noise control | Rendered into the export, 0–80% |
| Pixel finish | No | Pixel cells with a blue-noise fade; 4K on Pro |
| Dither finish | No | Bayer dots, halftone or your own glyphs; 4K on Pro |
| Animation and video | No | Seamless MP4 loops: free up to 1080p with an end card; 4K, 60 fps, no card on Pro |
| CSS, SVG or code | No | No CSS or SVG; images only |
| In ChatGPT or coding agents | No | ChatGPT app and MCP server |
| Free plan | Free, no limits stated | 5 free 4K exports a month, no watermark |
| Sign-up to export | No sign-up; the site has no accounts | First download needs none (HD); 4K needs a free account |
| Paid plans | None; there is no paid plan | $39 for 12 months or $9 for 7 days, one payment |
Pricing, as of October 19, 2026
Taken from each pricing page on that date. Prices change; follow the links for today's.
meshgradient.com
- Everything
- $0
- No accounts and no paid plan on the site.
The site's files were last modified in October 2023, going by its server headers; no licence terms are published.
Checked October 19, 2026 on meshgradient.com
Gradients Studio
- Free
- $0
- 5 free 4K exports a month, no watermark. The first download needs no account (HD).
- Pro
- $39
- 12 months, one payment that never renews. Unlimited 4K, pixel and dither finishes.
- Week Pass
- $9
- 7 days of unlimited 4K, for one project.
Checked October 19, 2026 on gradients.studio/#pricing
Which one to pick
Pick meshgradient.com if
- You want one square gradient right now, for free, and don't need grain or a specific size.
- You like shaping the mesh by dragging points by hand.
Pick Gradients Studio if
- You need a specific size (a 16:9 hero, an OG image, a story) at 4K.
- Your gradient is dark or blurry and needs grain to avoid banding.
- You want a pixel or dither look, or to come back and edit the same design later.
Questions
- Is meshgradient.com free?
- Yes. It has no accounts and no paid plan; you save the result as a PNG. It doesn't publish licence terms.
- What size does meshgradient.com export?
- It doesn't say on the page. Its export code saves a 2000 × 2000 PNG, with no size or aspect-ratio option. Gradients Studio exports every aspect ratio at 4K.
Sources
Every meshgradient.com fact on this page comes from its own site on October 19, 2026. meshgradient.com is a trademark of its owner; this page is independent and not endorsed by them.
Checked October 19, 2026 on meshgradient.com, meshgradient.com/mesh.js
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First download needs no account. 5 free 4K exports a month after that.