MatrixGold 4 vs Blender
A side-by-side of facts taken from each maker’s public pages (or a named reseller). This is not a recommendation and not a paid placement.
| MatrixGold 4 Current | Blender Current | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Windows 10 or 11. Gemvision’s requirements list does not include ARM. A licence activates on one device at a time. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | Windows, macOS and Linux. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Price | US list on the Gemvision store: $5,995.00 with Rhinoceros; $5,495.00 without. The with-Rhinoceros option is listed as including a MatrixGold 4 licence, Rhinoceros 9, and a six-month MatrixGold Membership. MatrixGold 4 runs on Rhino 8, which Gemvision says is included with a Rhino 9 commercial licence. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | Free, including for commercial work, under the GNU General Public License. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Licence | Paid licence; a valid Rhino licence is required. Can be activated on one device at a time. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | GNU GPL. What you create with Blender is yours, per the Foundation’s licence page. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Rhino required? | Yes. MatrixGold 4 requires Rhino 8. If you are on Rhino 7, a Rhino upgrade is required before or alongside MatrixGold 4. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | No. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Exports | Exports include STL, 3DM and OBJ, per Gemvision materials cited on the store and feature pages. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | Saves .blend; imports and exports include STL, among other formats documented in the manual. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Jewellery tools | Gem placement, profile builders, pattern libraries, gem maps, material lists and tech reports, in the maker’s wording. Version 4.1 adds Advanced Pavé, mesh tools, experimental AI Connect, and other modelling updates. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | None built in. The third-party JewelCraft add-on (GPL-3.0) can create gems, prongs and cutters and calculate metal weight. It is not part of Blender itself. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Trial | Gemvision offers a 15-day trial to qualified users in some regions. Availability is not published as a global self-serve download. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | Not applicable — the programme is free to download. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
| Membership or upgrades | A six-month membership is included with the licence purchase on the store. After that, membership is an optional annual extra; Stuller’s materials list software upgrades among membership benefits. The current annual membership price was not published on the pages checked. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source | No licence fee. Optional donations support the Foundation. Last checked 11 November 2026 · Source |
Gemvision’s jewellery plugin built on Rhino. Current list prices on the Gemvision store are $5,995 with Rhinoceros and $5,495 without.
Free, open-source 3D software. It can model and render jewellery, but it is not a jewellery CAD system. The JewelCraft add-on adds some jewellery helpers.
Written by the editorial team. Prefer a current official quote before you buy.