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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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## 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).