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The free use threshold is tied to total annual revenue from any source, not revenue generated specifically from the models, meaning a large business cannot claim the free tier by isolating model-related income.
Users with annual revenue under USD $1M from any source may use and sell models without paying Stability AI.
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"Even if I sell my models? No, unless you're making over USD $1M of annual revenue, regardless of the source of that revenue, then the Core Models and Derivative Works thereof are freeExcerpt from Stability AI's Model License
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The free use threshold is tied to total annual revenue from any source, not revenue generated specifically from the models, meaning a large business cannot claim the free tier by isolating model-related income.
Users with annual revenue under USD $1M from any source may use and sell models without paying Stability AI.
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