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3D website cost · 2026 price guide
What a 3D website really costs in 2026
Short answer: from about $1,000 for a Spline scene embedded in an existing site to $200,000+ for a full WebGL world. Most businesses that want a genuinely premium 3D site land in the custom Three.js tier — ours starts at $12,000.
Spline, Three.js and WebGL builds compared · Last updated October 2026
Price tiers
Four kinds of 3D site, four price ranges.
“3D website” covers everything from one spinning object to a browser game. Price follows how much custom 3D, motion and engineering you need — not the number of pages.
| Tier | What you get | Typical market range | VL Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Spline embed | A Spline scene (product, logo, hero object) embedded into an existing or template site. Limited control over loading and mobile behavior. | ~$1,000–$5,000, plus a Spline subscription | Not our focus — often a good DIY option |
| 2 · Template + 3D accents | A premium template or builder site with a few 3D or scroll-animated moments. Good look, limited originality. | ~$3,000–$15,000 | Landing Page from $2,000 or Business Website from $5,000 — ask about 3D accents |
| 3 · Custom Three.js premium site | Custom design and a hand-built WebGL scene woven into the story, with real performance engineering and mobile fallbacks. | ~$20,000–$60,000 at agencies | Premium 3D Website from $12,000 |
| 4 · WebGL experience | 3D-first worlds, product configurators, multi-scene storytelling or browser games with custom shaders and asset pipelines. | ~$50,000–$200,000+ | Quoted per project after scoping |
Market ranges are our rough estimates from agency quotes and freelance listings we've seen (October 2026), not a formal survey. Individual quotes vary widely with scope, location and team size.
Where the money goes
Why most agencies quote $20k+.
A custom 3D site combines several specialties that a normal website doesn't need. Agencies staff each one separately — which is why quotes jump. We keep the team small and reuse a proven, tuned stack.
3D modeling & textures
Models, materials and lighting made or adapted for the brand, then optimized so they weigh a few megabytes instead of tens and load in seconds.
Custom rendering
The “expensive” look usually comes from custom shaders, post-processing and careful lighting — specialist WebGL work, not drag-and-drop.
Scroll & interaction design
Choreographing 3D with scroll, text and pointer movement so it tells a story instead of just spinning in the corner.
Engineering for phones
Asset budgets, compression, adaptive quality and fallbacks so the site stays fast on mid-range phones, not just on a designer's laptop.
Real-device testing
WebGL behaves differently across GPUs and browsers. Testing on real iPhones, Android phones and older laptops takes time.
Still a real website
Copy, SEO foundations, forms, analytics and accessibility. A 3D site still has to rank, load and convert like any other.
Mobile performance
What makes 3D slow on phones — and how we avoid it.
Most 3D sites feel slow because the 3D blocks the page. We build so the content paints first and the 3D arrives as an enhancement, aiming for Largest Contentful Paint under 2.5 seconds — Google's “good” threshold.
Content first, 3D second
Headline, text and a static hero image render immediately; the WebGL scene loads after, so it never becomes the Largest Contentful Paint element.
Lighter on mobile
Compressed geometry and textures, a capped pixel ratio and reduced detail on small screens. Rendering pauses when the tab is hidden.
No WebGL? Still beautiful
If WebGL isn't available or a device can't keep up, visitors get a designed static image or video — never a blank box or a broken page.
Respects reduced motion
Visitors who set “reduce motion” in their OS get a calm, still version: no parallax, smooth-scroll or camera movement.
Readable without 3D
All key content lives in real HTML text — readable by screen readers, search engines and AI assistants, not locked inside a canvas.
Tested, not assumed
We check Lighthouse and real-device runs on mid-range phones before launch and fix what's slow before you see it.
Decision box
Spline or Three.js? Pick in 30 seconds.
Spline is a design tool with a web runtime; Three.js is a code library. Both are good. The question is how much control and performance headroom you need.
You want it this week
One hero object or a simple interactive scene · your designer wants to edit it without a developer · the page isn't performance-critical on mobile · budget is under ~$5k. Spline's free plan watermarks web exports; paid plans start at $12 per seat per month billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
3D is the brand
3D runs through the whole scroll story · you need custom shaders, effects or data-driven scenes · mobile speed and SEO matter · you want full control over loading, fallbacks and file size, with no runtime subscription.
Live proof
This site is the proof.
Our homepage is a cinematic film that plays as you scroll — storm to oasis — with live weather drawn on top. Open it on your phone: a lighter film loads in the background while a still frame shows instantly, it pauses when the tab is hidden, there's a calm mode and a reduced-motion version, and every word is plain HTML.
Price
from $12,000 premium 3D website
New customers: from $9,600 · Fixed quote after a short scoping call
A custom Three.js site with cinematic motion and 3D storytelling, built to stay fast on phones. Larger WebGL experiences and configurators are scoped and quoted separately.
Get a fixed quote →- Custom design and art direction
- Hand-built Three.js scene woven into the scroll
- Mobile budgets, fallbacks and reduced-motion mode
- SEO foundations and real HTML content
- Contact or booking flow, analytics set up
- Real-device and Lighthouse testing before launch
Keep it fast and fresh after launch with the Website Care Plan ($199/mo): hosting, updates, backups, speed and small edits.
FAQ
Questions,
answered.
How much does a 3D website cost?
Typically from about $1,000 for an embedded Spline scene, $3,000–$15,000 for a template with 3D accents, $20,000–$60,000 for a custom Three.js site at an agency, and $50,000–$200,000+ for full WebGL experiences. Our premium 3D website starts at $12,000.
Why is your price lower than agencies quoting $20k+?
A lean team and a reusable, already-tuned Three.js stack — we don't rebuild the loading, fallback and performance layer for every customer. The price covers the custom design and 3D, not overhead.
Will a 3D website hurt my SEO or speed?
Not if it's built right. Content renders as real HTML first and the 3D loads after, so search engines and visitors aren't waiting on WebGL. Badly built 3D can hurt Core Web Vitals; that's what the mobile budgets and fallbacks prevent.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. We test on real phones, reduce detail on small screens and fall back to a designed image or video on devices that can't run the scene smoothly.
Spline or Three.js — which is better?
Spline is faster for a single designed scene and lets designers edit it. Three.js gives full control over performance, loading and custom effects. For a site where 3D is the brand, we use Three.js.
How long does a 3D website take?
It depends on scope and how much 3D content needs to be created. You get a dated plan with the fixed quote, before any work starts.
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