Open use
Individuals, researchers, nonprofits, and smaller organizations can use Supernova without negotiating a separate commercial agreement.
Licensing
Open where it should be. Commercial where it needs to be.
Supernova is source-available. Individuals, researchers, nonprofits, and smaller companies can use it. Larger companies and any hosted-service business need a commercial license.
Revenue trigger
The current threshold is `$10M` in annual gross revenue. At or above that line, commercial use moves to a separate written license.
Hosted service trigger
Offering Supernova, Supernova-compressed artifacts, or Supernova-powered inference as a third-party service should require a commercial license regardless of company size.
FAQ
The short answers
Is Supernova open source?
No. It is source-available under the Supernova Open License.
Can individuals use it?
Yes.
Can researchers and nonprofits use it?
Yes.
Can startups and small companies use it commercially?
Yes, if the relevant legal entity is below the revenue threshold in the license.
Do larger companies need a license for internal use?
Yes. Commercial use at or above the revenue threshold requires a separate written commercial license.
Can I offer it through an API or hosted service?
No, not under the public license. Hosted-service, API, MaaS, marketplace, and similar third-party offerings require a separate commercial license regardless of company size.
Do Supernova-compressed artifacts count?
Yes. The hosted-service restriction is intended to cover Supernova-derived artifacts as well as the software itself.