Publish and sell on World
Approved creators sell a release of a model on World, under the license they choose, with payouts through Stripe.
Become a creator
Anyone with a Benchy account can buy and download models. Publishing and selling are open to approved creators: ask to become one. The short form in Benchy Studio asks what you make, for a link or two to your work, and why you want to sell here. Your email address needs to be verified first.
You can have one request waiting at a time. Benchy approves or declines it by email, with a reason when there is one, and you can ask again later. Once you're approved, the creator pages below open.
Your catalogue holds every model you make: private drafts, free and paid listings, and anything that needs attention. Edit changes a model; Preview shows its page as others will see it without making it public.
Prepare a model
- Upload a model and add the title, description, category and artwork.
- Say how it was made — human-made, AI-assisted or AI-generated — and credit your sources where the license asks. Keep it private while you finish.
- Check the files: a failed check or an unfinished upload must be sorted out before that release can be published or sold. See Models and file checks.
Rights and price
A model is private, free to download, or paid. A paid offer covers one release, as a One-time purchase, Monthly access or Yearly access, priced in US dollars from $1.00 and paid by card.
Every model carries one license, shown to buyers before they buy: CC0 1.0, CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY-ND 4.0, CC BY-NC 4.0, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, MIT, CERN-OHL-P 2.0, CERN-OHL-W 2.0, CERN-OHL-S 2.0, LGPL 3.0 or later, GPL 3.0 or later, Commercial use allowed, Personal use only. The license, not the payment, decides whether buyers may use the model commercially or share changes. See Choose a license.
World charges no commission. Stripe's payment fees apply, and you are the seller of record, including for any tax due.
Screenshot: a model's offer — the release it covers, its price, and the license buyers see.
Payout setup
Open Payouts to set up payments with Stripe: identity and bank details go to Stripe, and World shows where the setup stands. You can sell from Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France; the country can't be changed later.
Selling opens once payments and payouts are ready; you can prepare models before then. Money reaches the person who published the model, even when an organization is credited on it.
Updates, stopping sales and refunds
Edit a model when its details change, or upload a new version of its files and review the new release before buyers get it. Everyone who already bought keeps the release and license they paid for.
Stop new sales ends new purchases without taking anything from existing buyers. Changing a model's files, units or license also pauses sales until you review the offer again.
Your sales lists the orders for your paid releases and each payment's state; Refund payment there refunds a buyer, and offers a retry when a refund couldn't go through.
Buying
A listing shows its pictures, the files and version on offer, its license, and the price. Sign in to buy; checkout runs on Stripe. A one-time purchase keeps that release yours. Monthly or yearly access lasts while you pay, and cancelling keeps the period already paid for. Neither includes future releases.
Access arrives once the payment clears. If a payment is still going through, check the order rather than buying again; a cancelled or expired checkout can be picked up from the order. Your purchases are in Orders; for a refund, ask the creator.