Simple, transparent pricing
Training and inference are always free. License keys unlock model save/load for commercial use. Every version converts to Apache 2.0 after four years.
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Community
For open-source projects, education, personal projects, and companies under $1M revenue with fewer than 5 developers.
- Training and inference (always free)
- Model save/load with license key
- 3 machine activations
- All library features included
- Open-source and personal projects
- Academic and educational use
- Companies under $1M revenue*
- Community support via GitHub
Professional
For commercial use by individual developers and small teams shipping AI-powered products.
- Everything in Community
- 5 machine activations per seat
- Commercial use authorized
- Production deployments
- Priority GitHub issues
- Direct email support
- Model encryption (AES-256-GCM)
- API key management
Enterprise
For large organizations, federal customers (DOE / DOD / civilian agencies), and regulated industries that need air-gapped deployment, FIPS crypto, and NIST SSDF compliance.
- Everything in Professional
- 10 machine activations per seat
- Custom builds (telemetry + license-guard compiled out)
- Offline license validation (no network callout)
- Air-gapped deployment support
- FIPS 140-3 compatible cryptography
- NIST SP 800-218 SSDF artifacts (SBOM, SLSA L3 provenance, signed packages)
- Dedicated support engineer + custom SLA
- Architecture review and consulting
Federal customers (U.S. government, military, national labs) — see/federal-usefor the federal-specific terms, procurement vehicles, and compliance documentation.
Always free, no license needed
- Model training (all algorithms)
- Model inference and prediction
- Data preprocessing
- AutoML and NAS
- GPU acceleration on any GPU
- All utility functions
Only model save/load operations require a license after the free trial (30 days or 10 operations).
* Community license eligibility is self-attested during registration. Misrepresentation may result in license revocation.
Licensed under Business Source License 1.1. Each version automatically converts toApache License 2.0four years after release.
Frequently asked questions
What requires a license?
Only model persistence operations: SaveModel, LoadModel, Serialize, and Deserialize. Training, inference, preprocessing, AutoML, GPU acceleration, and all utility functions are always free with no license needed.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. You get 30 days or 10 save/load operations (whichever comes first) with no license key needed. After that, register for a free Community license or purchase a paid plan.
Who qualifies for the free Community license?
Open-source projects, educational and academic use, personal learning projects, and companies with annual revenue under $1M USD and fewer than 5 developers. Create a free account and your license key is generated instantly.
What does BSL 1.1 mean?
The Business Source License 1.1 allows free non-commercial use. Commercial use of model persistence requires a license. Every version automatically converts to the fully open-source Apache License 2.0 after four years. Read the full license text.
Can I switch plans?
Yes. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time. If you switch from monthly to yearly, you'll get a prorated credit for the remaining time on your current billing period.
Do I need a license for GPU acceleration?
No. GPU acceleration on NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Apple GPUs is always free. SIMD optimizations, tensor operations, and all performance features are included at no cost.