The agreement permits non-commercial and research use of Stability AI models under the open license terms, without requiring a separate commercial license agreement.
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This provision defines the boundary of permitted use under the non-commercial license tier and determines whether academic researchers, individual developers, and non-commercial projects may access Stability AI models without entering a commercial agreement.
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New explicit carve-out for non-commercial and research uses clarifies that certain use cases are permitted without commercial licensing, potentially broadening accessibility for academic and non-profit entities.
View full change record →Under this clause, users whose use of Stability AI models is classified as non-commercial or research-oriented may access model weights without a commercial license. The definition of non-commercial use and the conditions that distinguish it from commercial use are set out in the applicable license documentation.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The non-commercial carve-out engages intellectual property law and may interact with research exemption frameworks in applicable jurisdictions. In the EU, research use of AI models may engage specific carve-outs under the EU AI Act and the Text and Data Mining exception under the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low to Medium. The primary compliance exposure arises from the boundary between non-commercial and commercial use, which may be ambiguous in contexts such as internal enterprise research, academic-industry collaborations, or open-source projects with commercial adjacency. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU-based research institutions should evaluate whether their use qualifies under applicable research exemptions and whether the Stability AI license terms are consistent with those exemptions. US-based academic institutions should assess whether grant-funded research using Stability AI models constitutes non-commercial use under the license definition. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Research institutions and academic organizations entering collaborations with commercial partners should assess whether the collaboration structure affects their eligibility for the non-commercial license tier. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations relying on the non-commercial carve-out should document the basis for their non-commercial classification and review eligibility as project scope evolves.
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This provision defines the boundary of permitted use under the non-commercial license tier and determines whether academic researchers, individual developers, and non-commercial projects may access Stability AI models without entering a commercial agreement.
Under this clause, users whose use of Stability AI models is classified as non-commercial or research-oriented may access model weights without a commercial license. The definition of non-commercial use and the conditions that distinguish it from commercial use are set out in the applicable license documentation.
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