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Do you need an Ultralytics Enterprise license?
AGPL-3.0 covers a lot of use cases - but there are specific triggers that require an Ultralytics Enterprise license.
- Academic research and university coursework
- Personal projects, learning, and experimentation
- Open-source applications where you can publicly release the full source code
- Non-profit or government research if the project is completely disclosed
- Evaluating Ultralytics YOLO in a fully open-source environment
- Teams that want to build in public and benefit from open collaboration
- Internal business tools or private company applications
- Any commercial product or service
- Proprietary / closed-source software
- SaaS platforms, APIs, or cloud systems that use YOLO behind the scenes
- Embedded deployments in hardware, edge devices, robotics, cameras, or appliances
- Using custom-trained or fine-tuned YOLO models in a proprietary or commercial setting
- R&D projects that are not fully open-sourced
- Customer-facing solutions where you do not want to publish code, configs, training scripts, and related components
Compare license features
A detailed breakdown of what each license includes across Ultralytics platform.
| Features | For communityAGPL-3.0 | Ultralytics Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
Access to source code Full access to inspect, modify, and enhance the software's source code. | ||
Commercial use Use in business or for-profit applications without open-sourcing the project under AGPL-3.0. | ||
Private deployment Deploy in private environments without AGPL-3.0 open-source obligations. | ||
Access to enterprise models Full access to pretrained, large-scale models trained on 1M-image Ultralytics Enterprise Dataset. | ||
Adaptive model training for commercialization Adjust, train, and modify models for for-profit products. | ||
Proprietary internal use Exclusive use inside an organization without publishing source externally. | ||
Custom terms and support Custom contractual terms and dedicated support channels. | ||
Support level Expected support path for each license option. | Community | Advanced SLA |
Annual fee required Whether paid annual licensing is required. | ||
Ownership of modifications Who owns private modifications and derivative work. | Must be open-sourced | Licensee |
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Optimize manufacturing with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI drives quality control, defect detection, PPE compliance, and assembly line automation.
Learn moreAI in Logistics
Streamline logistics with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI enables package inspection, sorting, vehicle tracking, and real-time warehouse safety monitoring.
Learn moreAI in Agriculture
Bring vision AI to smart agriculture with Ultralytics YOLO models. Power crop monitoring, livestock tracking, and precision farming for higher, smarter yields.
Learn moreAI in Automotive
Apply computer vision in automotive with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI elevates road safety, driver assistance, and vehicle automation for smarter roads.
Learn moreAI in Healthcare
Build healthcare solutions with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI in healthcare powers faster medical imaging, smarter diagnostics, and patient monitoring.
Learn moreAI in Retail
Reimagine retail with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI powers inventory tracking, shelf monitoring, queue management, and smarter customer insights.
Learn moreAI in Robotics
Power smarter machines with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI in robotics drives autonomous navigation, perception, object tracking, and real-time control.
Learn moreAI in Manufacturing
Optimize manufacturing with Ultralytics YOLO models. Vision AI drives quality control, defect detection, PPE compliance, and assembly line automation.
Learn moreAI in Logistics
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Learn moreFrequently asked questions
If you use Ultralytics YOLO code, models, architectures, training pipelines, or trained/fine-tuned models, you must either:
- Open-source your entire project under AGPL-3.0, or
- Obtain an Ultralytics Enterprise License.
This applies even if you:
- Train your own model from scratch
- Do not use pretrained weights
- Use YOLO only internally or for R&D
- Deploy through a SaaS platform, API, or other private system
- Embed it in hardware, edge devices, or commercial products
Under Ultralytics AGPL-3.0 guidance, compliance means publicly releasing the complete corresponding source code for the entire derivative work, including the larger application, modifications, scripts, configuration files, and, where applicable, model weights. If you do not want to open-source the full project, you need an Enterprise License. Ultralytics' customer licensing explainer also states that proprietary commercial embedding is covered by Enterprise, as shown in the Chef Robotics example.
If your query isn't addressed in the sections above, we’d love to help. Please complete the request form, and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.
To purchase an Enterprise License, simply fill out the request form above, and we'll be in touch within 24 hours.
The Enterprise License offers flexible options depending on your needs. Licenses can be scoped for a specific project, covering all team members working on that project, or for your entire organization, covering all members. Reach out to discuss which scope best fits your use case.
Our licensing is tailored to each organization's size and specific use case, ensuring a fair and customized solution. Please fill out our license request form to receive a tailored quote based on your needs.
Yes. All Ultralytics YOLO trained models fall under the AGPL-3.0 License by default. The AGPL-3.0 License covers the training code and the models produced by that training code.
Please see our Ultralytics Enterprise Software License Terms page for complete details.
No, a separate Enterprise License is not required for each Ultralytics product. With this license, you will have access to the complete Ultralytics YOLO source code portfolio, including YOLO26, earlier YOLO versions, and any future YOLO models that Ultralytics may release during the license term. This includes:
- Pretrained models
- Supporting documentation
- Subsequent modifications, including enhancements, upgrades, new features, bug fixes, and repairs
If you have any other questions, please reach out to us via the request form above.
An Enterprise License provides organizations with the ability to modify Ultralytics YOLO source code and embed Ultralytics YOLO code and models in commercial products without needing to follow the constraints of the AGPL-3.0 License, namely the requirement to open-source modified works or larger works containing Ultralytics YOLO code and models.
This gives organizations full flexibility to develop proprietary products and services containing Ultralytics YOLO code and models.
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