Spline vs Meshy

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Design 3D scenes in the browser, with AI

A 3D generative AI toolbox for effortlessly creating 3D assets from text or images

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Description

Spline is a collaborative 3D design tool with AI-powered texture and style generation.

Meshy is an AI-powered 3D model generator built for 3D artists, game developers, and 3D printing hobbyists. It allows users to turn text prompts or images into textured, rigged, and export-ready 3D models in minutes without requiring prior 3D modeling experience.

Key features

• Clean topology
• PBR textures
• Rig-ready output

• 3D Agent
• Image to 3D
• Text to 3D
• AI Texturing
• AI Image Generator
• Animation
• 3D File Converter
• Online 3D Viewer
• 3D Text Generator

Pros

• Browser-based 3D editor
• Real-time collaboration
• No download required
• Interactive web export
• Physics simulation
• Reusable component system
• AI texture and style generation
• Generous free tier

• No credit card is required to start using the free plan, which includes 100 monthly credits.
• Supports exporting models in multiple formats including GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ, STL, USDZ, and 3MF.
• Provides dedicated plugins for both Blender and Unity to streamline 3D creation pipelines.
• Provides full public API services with documentation available at docs.meshy.ai.
• Enables creation of high-quality PBR maps (albedo, normal, roughness, metallic) at up to 8K resolution.
• Allows premium subscribers to exclusively own and commercially distribute or sell their created assets.
• Offers auto-rigging for humanoid or quadruped characters with over 500 animation presets.
• Allows users to upload their own pre-made OBJ, FBX, or GLB models for AI texturing and rigging.

Cons

• Learning curve for 3D newcomers
• Performance limits in browser
• Less powerful than Blender
• Limited render quality
• Lag on complex scenes
• Export format restrictions
• No offline mode
• Advanced features gated to paid

• Free-tier outputs do not grant exclusive ownership and are licensed under CC BY 4.0 instead.
• The model upload size limit for AI texturing in the web app is capped at 50MB.
• No mobile application (native iOS or Android app) is listed as available for the platforms.
• Commercial-use rights are strictly restricted to paid subscriber plans.
• Exact pricing details for Studio and Enterprise plans are not publicly listed on the pricing page.

Pricing plans

• FreeUSD0/month
  • • Unlimited Viewers
  • • Web exports with watermark
  • • Access to Spline Templates
• StarterUSD12/month
  • • Everything on Free, plus:
  • • Unlimited 3D & 2D files
  • • Upload video
  • • No watermark on web exports
• ProfessionalUSD20/month
  • • Everything on Starter, plus:
  • • Unlimited folders and projects
  • • Video export
  • • Apple & Android exports
• Spline AI+USD5/month
  • • 2000 AI credits / month
  • • AI 3D Generation & more
• Enterprise—
  • • Everything on Professional, plus:
  • • Multiple teams with team privacy
  • • Custom onboarding and training
  • • Custom requests / month

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