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Steel vs Pixelwright

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Steel compared with Pixelwright
DetailSteel logo SteelPixelwright logo Pixelwright
What it doesGPU-accelerated rigid-body dynamics solver for robot learning A complete pixel-art studio for game art with optional AI drawing assistance
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Pricing modelOpen source Not given
PricingNot given Free: $0 forever (2 AI sessions a day, 3 cloud assets, PNG export). Starter: $49 yearly or $6 monthly (unlimited AI drawing with one AI at a time, 25 cloud assets, GIF and layered .aseprite export). Pro: $99 yearly or $12 monthly (unlimited AI drawing with multiple AIs, unlimited cloud assets, every
Key features
  • 3.8× PhysX throughput on 20 benchmarks geometric mean
  • 13.0× performance on heterogeneous task mixtures
  • Per-environment work scheduling for efficiency
  • Reduced-coordinate articulation dynamics
  • Differentiable simulation
  • Rigid-deformable coupling support
  • Compliant and hydroelastic contact
  • 62% less GPU memory than PhysX at matched batch size
  • 3.90 million environment steps per second peak throughput
  • Pixel-perfect drawing tools with palettes and shading ramps
  • Layers, frames, onion skin and animation tags
  • Rigged character animation with parts drawn once then posed and animated
  • Export to Godot, Unity, GameMaker, Phaser, PixiJS, Defold, Spine, Aseprite and Tiled
  • Connect AI assistants to draw alongside you with live pixel-by-pixel editing
  • Guided tours where AI points at real buttons while you learn
  • Palette import from Lospec and images
  • Full version history on every plan
What makes it different
  • Designed for heterogeneous workloads with different robots and tasks simulated together efficiently
  • Integrated into open-source Newton for seamless adoption without separate physics stack
  • Supports diverse physical interactions beyond rigid bodies
  • Enables scaling of diverse robot experience for general-purpose learning
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DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)68 +1 (up) since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)243
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Referring domains (Majestic)20615

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