Pick Runway if
creators who want text-to-video or timeline edits and will burn credits.
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Our take
Pick Runway if creators who want text-to-video or timeline edits and will burn credits. Pick Spline if web designers who will stay on Free at $0 (watermarked web exports) while they publish a first scene, then Hobby at $12/month yearly when they need no watermark and higher-res exports — not Pro $25 first unless they need the Pro library / MCP quota. Skip Runway if people who need a presenter avatar (HeyGen,
Best for
Runway Generate or edit moving pictures
Spline An interactive 3D scene you start at a public $
Free plan
Runway $0 · /month. 125 one-time credits that don’t expire (not a monthly refill). 5GB storage. A selection of models to test
Spline $0 · 3D + Hana 2D files; web export with watermark
Lowest paid
Runway Standard $12/mo yearly
Spline Hobby $12/user/mo yearly
Next step up
Runway Pro $28/mo yearly
Spline Pro $25/user/mo yearly
Coding agent
Runway Agent
Spline
Runs where
Runway Hosted
Spline
Watch out
Runway Free is 125 credits once
Spline Free web exports keep a watermark
Last checked
Runway 2026-10-19 · runwayml.com/pricing
Spline 2026-10-23 · spline.design/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Spline if
web designers who will stay on Free at $0 (watermarked web exports) while they publish a first scene, then Hobby at $12/month yearly when they need no watermark and higher-res exports — not Pro $25 first unless they need the Pro library / MCP quota.
Read the Spline page