specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Spline
providerId: spline
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: partial
tags:
- 3D
- Design
- AI
- Collaboration
- Web
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps view of Spline. Spline bills as seat-based design subscriptions with
  bundled SDK access. There is no per-API-call line item; FinOps centers on right-sizing
  designer seats and tracking AI credit consumption per plan.
notes: Designer seat sizing is the primary cost lever; SDK embedding does not generate per-call charges directly.
sources:
- https://spline.design/pricing
- https://docs.spline.design/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Spline
serviceCategory: 3D
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription (Seat-Based)
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Spline 3D Design Platform
  ServiceCategory: 3D
  ProviderName: Spline
  PublisherName: Spline
  InvoiceIssuerName: Spline
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
- name: designer_seats
  description: Spline subscription seats (Super/Super Team/Enterprise).
  unit: seat
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: ai_credits
  description: AI generation credits consumed per plan tier.
  unit: credit
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - feature
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track designer seats and AI credit burn in Spline workspace billing.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate seats to design teams; tag scenes to consuming product surfaces.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size seat count; downgrade idle designers.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign workspace admin to manage seat sprawl.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com