From 8bca62aa78a96b5e6e4dab25a9391bd6cd0eeb4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Han <107991372+shimmyshimmer@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:48:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Dual License clarification.md --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 31d7a188df..d5d4c9715a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ You can cite the Unsloth repo as follows: ``` If you trained a model with šŸ¦„Unsloth, you can use this cool sticker! Ā  +### License +Unsloth uses a dual-licensing model of Apache 2.0 and AGPL-3.0. The core Unsloth package remains licensed under **[Apache 2.0](https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth?tab=Apache-2.0-1-ov-file)**, while certain optional components, such as the Unsloth Studio UI are licensed under **[AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth?tab=AGPL-3.0-2-ov-file)**. + +This structure helps support ongoing Unsloth development while keeping the project open source and enabling the broader ecosystem to continue growing. + ### Thank You to - The [llama.cpp library](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp) that lets users run and save models with Unsloth - The Hugging Face team and their libraries: [transformers](https://github.com/huggingface/transformers) and [TRL](https://github.com/huggingface/trl)