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Can I Use Llama Commercially? The Short Answer (and the Catch)
Yes. That is the short answer, and Meta said it themselves: the Llama Community License covers commercial use, redistribution, and…
Llama 4 License: the 700M MAU Threshold Explained
What happens if my product exceeds the Llama MAU limit? You must request a license from Meta. Request, not buy. The terms get negotiated at…
Apache 2.0 vs MIT License for AI Models: What Actually Differs
Founders have a favorite pair of licenses, and it is this one. Apache 2.0 and MIT are the two licenses every founder hopes to see, because…
Which Open Source LLMs Allow Commercial Use: A Shortlist Worth Checking
Here is my unpopular opinion: there is no list. Everyone wants a definitive list of open source LLMs you can use commercially, but no fixed…
DeepSeek License: Can You Use It in a Commercial Product?
This is the question I get most about DeepSeek. The models got famous for being good and cheap to run, so naturally everyone wants to know:…
Open Weights vs Open Source: the License Meaning Everyone Gets Wrong
I have a pet peeve in this industry, and it is this sentence: "the model is open source." Half the time, it is not. "Open weights" and…
Gemma License Terms: Can You Ship Google's Model Commercially?
Can you ship Google's Gemma model commercially? Yes. The Gemma Terms of Use permit commercial use. That is the headline, and it is…
Qwen License Terms for Commercial Use
Of all the strong open-weights releases, Qwen has one of the cleanest licensing stories. Alibaba has released many Qwen checkpoints under…
Kimi K2 License: the Commercial Restrictions to Know
The words "custom license" should change how you read a model page. Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 earned its reputation on strong agentic…
LLM License Comparison: How to Read a Model License in 5 Minutes
Reading a model license takes five minutes. Not five hours. Here is how I spend them. The first minute goes to the grant. Does it…
Top 5 Apps for Checking AI Model Licenses Before You Ship
I will be honest: there is no definitive ranking of license checker apps, because the good ones are databases, not apps. But founders keep…
Best Android Apps for AI License and Compliance Reference
Most of the world's founders run Android, so let us talk about what a compliance setup looks like on a Pixel instead of pretending everyone…
Best iOS Apps for Startup Legal Compliance
iPhone founders have the same licensing questions as everyone else. The haptics are better. That is the entire difference, at least for the…
AI Policy Generator App Download Guide for Startups
Let us set expectations before you download anything. Most AI policy generator SaaS products for startups produce a template with your…
License Compliance Apps: Free vs Paid Options Compared
The short answer: free until money is involved. For license compliance apps, the honest comparison is free for learning, paid when money is…
AI License Checker App vs Manual Review: Which Actually Helps
App or manual review? My answer is yes. Both. They do different jobs, and the teams that get licensing right use each for what it is good…
Top 10 Apps Every AI Startup Founder Should Have for Compliance
I once watched a founder clear a model for production from his phone in an airport lounge. It worked, but only because his compliance setup…
AI Model License Checker Apps: iOS vs Android Compared
I will save you the suspense: for AI model license checker apps, the platform matters less than the data behind the app. But there are real…
Startup AI Policy Template Apps: What to Look For
Here is my test for startup AI policy template apps: if it generates a policy without asking about your stack, it is a mail merge with your…
Commercial-Use Clearance Tools: Apps, APIs, and Databases Compared
Three layers, three jobs. Apps, APIs, and databases all claim to solve commercial-use clearance, but they solve different parts of it. Pick…
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