The model weights for Mistral Medium 3.5 are released under a Modified MIT license, which governs the terms under which the weights may be used, copied, modified, and redistributed.
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A Modified MIT license governs what users may legally do with the model weights, including use, modification, and redistribution, subject to whatever modifications the MIT baseline carries.
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Under this provision, users and organizations accessing the open-weights release are bound by the terms of the Modified MIT license rather than a standard MIT license. The specific modifications to the license terms determine permissible commercial, redistribution, and derivative use of the model weights.
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A Modified MIT license governs what users may legally do with the model weights, including use, modification, and redistribution, subject to whatever modifications the MIT baseline carries.
Under this provision, users and organizations accessing the open-weights release are bound by the terms of the Modified MIT license rather than a standard MIT license. The specific modifications to the license terms determine permissible commercial, redistribution, and derivative use of the model weights.
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