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Spline AI

Browser-based 3D design with AI generation and real-time collaboration

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Toolglade’s take

Spline's strength is context: its AI 3D generation, textures and style transfer live inside a genuinely capable, collaborative design tool that publishes interactive 3D to the web. For product and web designers who want to design and ship 3D scenes rather than just export standalone assets, that integrated workflow is the draw. Two things to note: the AI features are a paid add-on (with monthly credits) on top of the base subscription, and Spline is oriented toward interactive web/app scenes, so if you need production game meshes with clean topology, dedicated generators like Meshy or Tripo fit better. Verify current plan and add-on pricing before committing.

About Spline AI

Spline is a browser-based 3D design platform with AI features for generating objects, textures and styles from text or images, embedded in a full editor for interactive scenes, animation and web publishing. It supports real-time collaboration, code export, and Apple/Android export on paid plans. AI is a paid add-on with monthly credits. It suits designers and developers building interactive 3D for websites and apps.

Spline is a collaborative, browser-based 3D design tool that lets designers model, animate and publish interactive 3D scenes for the web, no native software required. Its AI layer adds text-to-3D and image-to-3D object generation, AI texture generation and AI style transfer, so you can spin up assets and looks quickly inside the same environment where you compose and animate scenes. What distinguishes Spline is that AI generation lives inside a full design and publishing workflow. You can build interactive experiences with events and variables, collaborate in real time, and export to the web (with code export on paid plans) or to Apple and Android formats. That makes it popular with product designers, web designers and creative developers who want 3D on their sites and in their apps. Spline offers a free tier plus Starter (~$12/month billed yearly) and Professional (~$20/month) plans, with the AI capabilities available as a separate add-on (reported ~$5 per seat/month for 2,000 monthly AI credits). Upgrading removes export watermarks and unlocks unlimited files, code export, APIs and webhooks. It is less about generating standalone 3D assets and more about designing complete interactive 3D scenes with AI assistance.

TL;DR

Spline is a browser-based, collaborative 3D design platform whose AI features generate objects, textures and styles from text or images inside a full editor for interactive scenes and web publishing. It offers a free tier plus Starter (~$12/mo) and Professional (~$20/mo), with AI as a paid add-on (~$5/seat/mo for ~2,000 credits). It is ideal for product and web designers building interactive 3D, less so for production game meshes.

Company overview

Spline is a collaborative 3D design company that runs entirely in the browser, aimed at designers and developers creating interactive 3D for the web and apps. It layers AI generation onto a full design, animation and publishing environment.

Backed by venture funding, Spline competes with tools like Womp and Vectary on design workflow, and with pure generators like Meshy and Tripo on the AI-3D dimension, differentiating through its integrated, publishable, collaborative approach.

Product features

Features include AI text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation, AI texture generation and style transfer, a real-time collaborative editor, interactive scenes with events and variables, web publishing, code export, Apple/Android export, and APIs and webhooks on paid plans. AI is delivered as a credit-based add-on.

The product is designed to take you from generating and modeling assets to shipping interactive 3D experiences without leaving the browser.

Target market

Product designers, web designers and creative developers building interactive 3D for websites and apps, plus teams that want real-time collaboration on 3D scenes.

Buyer personas

End users

Product and web designers and creative developers who design and publish interactive 3D scenes.

Buyers

Design and product teams that subscribe for collaboration, export and the AI add-on.

Key influencers

Design leads, design-system owners and front-end developers who evaluate 3D-on-web tooling.

Ideal customer profile

A product or web design team that wants to design, collaborate on and publish interactive 3D experiences in the browser, with AI-assisted asset and texture generation and code/app export.

Funding & performance

Raised a $15 million seed round in July 2023 led by Gradient Ventures (with First Round Capital, Chapter One, Y Combinator and others); total funding is reported at roughly $32 million across rounds. Verify current figures, as totals vary by source.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • AI generation inside a full 3D design tool
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Interactive scenes with events and variables
  • Web publishing plus code, Apple and Android export
  • Approachable, no-install browser workflow
  • Free tier to get started

Cons

  • AI features are a paid add-on with monthly credits
  • Oriented to interactive scenes, not clean game meshes
  • Free-tier web exports include a watermark
  • Advanced features (APIs, unlimited files) require paid plans
  • Learning curve for interactivity and animation
  • AI credit limits can constrain heavy generation

Pricing plans

Free
$0 / month
  • Limited file creation
  • Unlimited viewers
  • Access to templates
  • Watermarked web exports
Starter
$12 / month
  • No watermark
  • More files/folders
  • Web export
  • Billed yearly
Professional
$20 / month
  • Unlimited files
  • Code export
  • Apple/Android export
  • APIs and webhooks
AI add-on
$5 / month
  • ~2,000 AI credits/month per seat
  • AI 3D generation
  • AI texture generation
  • AI style transfer

Key features

API
Team collaboration
Multi-language
Integrations
Web/code export, React/Spline runtime, Apple and Android export, APIs and webhooks (paid)
Input types
text, image
Output types
3d model
Best For
Interactive 3D web experiences, Product and web design with 3D, AI-assisted 3D scene building, Real-time team collaboration

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Frequently asked questions

Is Spline free?+

Spline has a free tier with limited file creation, unlimited viewers and access to templates, though web exports on the free tier include a watermark. Paid plans and the AI add-on unlock more.

Is Spline AI included in the base plan?+

AI generation is a separate add-on (reported ~$5 per seat/month for ~2,000 monthly AI credits) on top of your Spline subscription. Credits cover AI 3D generation, texture generation and style transfer.

What can I export from Spline?+

You can publish interactive 3D to the web, and paid plans add code export plus Apple and Android export, along with APIs and webhooks for integration.

Is Spline good for game assets?+

Spline is optimized for interactive 3D scenes for the web and apps rather than clean, game-ready topology. For production game meshes, dedicated generators like Meshy or Tripo are a better fit.

Does Spline support collaboration?+

Yes. Spline offers real-time collaboration so teams can design and edit 3D scenes together in the browser.

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