When you need a commercial license
This page is a public summary. A separate written commercial agreement controls any commercial license Baryon grants. The commercial license path applies when you go beyond private, non-commercial study and move into distribution or service delivery. Common examples include:
- Shipping an application, plugin, tool, or service built on or substantially derived from the engine
- Running a hosted or managed service powered by the engine
- Embedding the engine in hardware, installations, or OEM workflows
- Any other use that moves from private study into product or service delivery
What remains free
Personal use, academic research, education, and contribution to this repository remain available under the engine’s PolyForm Strict terms. The commercial license is not required for private, non-commercial study and experimentation.
Commercial tiers
Baryon currently offers two commercial licensing paths:
- Independent / Small Studio for individuals and smaller studios
- Enterprise / OEM for larger organizations, negotiated integrations, hardware bundles, and installation use
Attribution
Unless the written commercial license says otherwise, products distributed under a commercial license must include visible attribution to the Baryon engine and the baryon.live property.
Contact
For licensing discussions, email licensing@baryon.live with a short description of your intended use case. That makes it possible to route inquiries quickly and keep the public terms aligned with the actual delivery model.