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# Licensing

LightlyTrain is available under three licensing options depending on your use case.

## License Types

### AGPL-3.0 License

The default open-source license. Ideal for open-source projects, academic research, and
community contributions. If you distribute software that uses LightlyTrain, you must
make your source code available under AGPL-3.0.

### Commercial License

For businesses and organizations that need to keep their code and models private. Covers
model training and deployment. No obligation to open-source your work.

### Free Community License

Available for students, researchers, startups in early stages, or anyone exploring or
experimenting with LightlyTrain. Full access to all features without cost.
[Contact us](https://www.lightly.ai/contact) to apply.

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## Model Weights

### Are my trained model weights covered by AGPL-3.0?

Yes. The AGPL-3.0 license covers the training code **and the model weights produced by
that training code**. Weights trained with LightlyTrain under AGPL-3.0 are therefore
AGPL-3.0 licensed.

### What are my options?

- **AGPL-3.0 License**: Open-source your model weights and the complete source code of
  any application that uses them under AGPL-3.0.
- **Commercial License**: Required for any commercial use of the weights. No obligation
  to open-source your code or weights.
- **Free Community License**: For non-commercial use without open-sourcing. Free for
  students, researchers, and early-stage startups.

[Contact us](https://www.lightly.ai/contact) or write to
[sales@lightly.ai](mailto:sales@lightly.ai) to find the right option for your project.

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## Commercial Pricing

We publish our pricing openly so you know what to expect before reaching out.

| Plan           | Price           | Eligibility                            |
| -------------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| **Startup**    | \$5,000 / year  | < \$1M revenue **or** < 10 employees   |
| **Growth**     | \$10,000 / year | < \$10M revenue **or** < 100 employees |
| **Enterprise** | Custom          | > \$10M revenue **or** > 100 employees |

### What's Included

**Startup and Growth Plans**

- Commercial use license (model training and deployment)
- Startup: Community support
- Growth: Basic support

**Enterprise Plan**

- Commercial use license (model training and deployment)
- Priority support
- Joint Slack channel
- Co-development engineering
- Influence on the product roadmap

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## Get a License

[Contact us](https://www.lightly.ai/contact) to discuss the best option for your
project. You can also reach us at [sales@lightly.ai](mailto:sales@lightly.ai).