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Can I use Mistral Research (MRL) commercially, in AI training or with modifications?
Summary — verify against the official license text: https://mistral.ai/licenses/MRL-0.1.md
Use, modify and distribute the model and derivatives for research purposes only: no commercial use and no production deployment without a separate commercial license from Mistral AI.
| Use | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|
| commercial_use | No | The license does not grant this use. |
| model_training | Needs human review | Training or fine-tuning for research is allowed and the result is a derivative under the same research-only terms. Any commercial use of the result needs a Mistral commercial license. |
| modification | Yes | Permitted, with duties: license_notice, attribution, research_only. |
| redistribution | Yes | Permitted, with duties: license_notice, attribution, research_only. |
| model_inference | Yes | Permitted, with duties: license_notice, attribution, research_only. |
Duties
license_notice, attribution, research_only
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