NVIDIA Open Model License
Model licenseSPDX identifier:
LicenseRef-NVIDIA-Open-ModelOSI ✗Data updated Sep 26, 2026In plain words
Commercially usable model license: derivatives allowed, NVIDIA claims no rights in outputs, but built-in safety guardrails must not be bypassed.
Analogy: A free engine whose safety belts you must not remove.
Pros
- + Commercial use allowed
- + No claim on outputs
Cons
- - Not open source
- - Guardrail clause needs care
Well-known projects using it
5 well-known projects in our map use this license.
Permissions
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
Conditions
- Include the license
- Attribution
Limitations
- No liability
- No warranty
Extreme scenarios · Model and data licenses
- E1With conditionsWeights are used for military, surveillance or disinformation
- E2AllowedDistillation, or training other models on its outputs
- E3AllowedA hyperscale company uses it commercially
- E4With conditionsFine-tuned, renamed and released as closed weights
- E5Not addressedA dataset is used commercially and redistributed
- E6Blocked by licenseYou want to allow research use only
Worst-case radar
- 1Misuse control50
- 2Derivative control25
- 3Commercial control0
- 4Adoption friction17
Computed from the scenario matrix. Higher means more of that property, not "better".
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Official text
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https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/agreements/enterprise-software/nvidia-open-model-license/