Editing Openai/691a41cd-2efc-800c-9eff-de439224a90d (section)

==== Under the Open Lore License v1.0 – “Baby Bird Edition”: OLL-License ====
* Zero-cost use for most people - Individuals, non-profits, and businesses with < $6M/year gross revenue can use LoreTokens, SAIQL, Lorechain, and the ecosystem completely free. - No per-seat fees, no per-call fees, no “open-core” feature traps.
* Grace zone while you’re scaling - From $6M → $10M in annual revenue, you still use it free as long as you: 1. Tell the rights holder that you’ve crossed $6M, and 2. Start commercial license talks within a reasonable window (suggested 12 months).
* Commercial license only once you’re clearly big - Above $10M/year gross revenue, you need a paid commercial license to keep using LoreTokens / SAIQL in production.
* You can ship closed-source products with it - OLL is not a copyleft license. You can build proprietary SaaS, on-prem software, or devices powered by LoreTokens and SAIQL and keep your own code closed—as long as you’re under the revenue cap or have a commercial agreement.

So for startups, indie devs, researchers, and most early-stage products, the rule is basically:

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