Can I use CreativeML OpenRAIL-M commercially?

Short answer: Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

CreativeML Open RAIL-M License (LicenseRef-CreativeML-OpenRAIL-M): Use, reproduce, modify and distribute the model and its derivatives, including commercially, under use-based restrictions (Attachment A) that must be passed on in every distribution and derivative.

Commercial use: Yes

License: CreativeML Open RAIL-M License (LicenseRef-CreativeML-OpenRAIL-M, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: license_notice, state_changes, use_restrictions, pass_on_restrictions

Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes

License: CreativeML Open RAIL-M License (LicenseRef-CreativeML-OpenRAIL-M, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: license_notice, state_changes, use_restrictions, pass_on_restrictions

Context

• You may license your modifications under other terms only if the use-based restrictions still apply to them (section 4).
• The licensor claims no rights in outputs you generate, and you are accountable for them (section 6).

Sources

• CreativeML Open RAIL-M License: official text

Check it yourself (free, no key)

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "LicenseRef-CreativeML-OpenRAIL-M",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON · Markdown