Organizations whose annual revenue exceeds a specified threshold must obtain a paid commercial license from Stability AI to use its models, rather than relying on the free community license available to smaller or non-commercial users.
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This provision determines whether a business must pay for a license, and the threshold creates a compliance trigger that organizations need to monitor as they grow.
Interpretive note: The exact revenue threshold and transition timing are not visible in the truncated document; this analysis is based on the known structure of Stability AI's published community versus commercial license framework as referenced by the page metadata.
Removal of a specific revenue threshold provision suggests consolidation into the new 'Tiered Commercial Licensing Requirement', potentially making the licensing framework more flexible or variable.
View full change record →Businesses and developers using Stability AI models in commercial products are subject to a revenue-based licensing requirement; deploying models under the community license when a commercial license is required constitutes a license violation and creates legal exposure.
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This provision determines whether a business must pay for a license, and the threshold creates a compliance trigger that organizations need to monitor as they grow.
Businesses and developers using Stability AI models in commercial products are subject to a revenue-based licensing requirement; deploying models under the community license when a commercial license is required constitutes a license violation and creates legal exposure.
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