# What is the difference between MIT-0 and MIT?

**Short answer:** MIT-0 code shipped commercially: Yes.

MIT-0 is the MIT License with the attribution condition removed.

## MIT-0 code shipped commercially — Yes

License: [MIT No Attribution](https://opensource.org/license/mit-0) (`MIT-0`, curated_provisional)

- Every use you described is granted by MIT-0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

## Duties and notes compared
- **MIT-0**: duties none. Provided as is, without warranty. No attribution is required, so training on or redistributing it carries no notice condition.
- **MIT**: duties attribution, license_notice. Provided as is, without warranty.

Combined in one work: **compatible**.

## Context
- With MIT you must keep the copyright and license notice in copies; with MIT-0 you need not.

## Sources
- [MIT-0 (SPDX)](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT-0.html)
- [MIT (SPDX)](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "MIT-0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true,
      "redistribution": true
    }
  }
}
```
REST: POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-23. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/mit-0-vs-mit.json_