Roboflow's RF-DETR Is Free to Use Commercially

Roboflow's RF-DETR is a family of advanced real-time detection models released under the permissive Apache 2.0 license, which allows for commercial use without the need for purchasing an enterprise license or adhering to copyleft obligations. This makes RF-DETR an appealing choice for teams looking to deploy computer vision models in a closed-source or revenue-generating product, as it allows for modification, distribution, and use without open-sourcing the surrounding application. Unlike models licensed under AGPL-3.0, such as the Ultralytics YOLO family, which require either open-sourcing or purchasing a separate license, RF-DETR offers a straightforward licensing solution that aligns with corporate open-source policies and avoids common enterprise procurement issues. The RF-DETR models support object detection, instance segmentation, and keypoint detection, and are available for deployment in various environments, including cloud, on-premises, or edge hardware. While the Roboflow platform offers paid services for labeling, training, and deploying RF-DETR, the models themselves are freely accessible via the open-source repository.