Is Muse open source?

Meta released Muse Glimmer under the Apache License 2.0, which is on the Open Source Initiative’s approved list; Muse Spark Open uses the Muse Model License, which is not.

2 entries Versions 2 First entry Aug 2026 Latest Checked

Versions and licenses

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VersionDateLicenseCommercial use, in the license’s wordsWeightsSourceChecked
Muse Spark Open MUSE MODEL LICENSE If the Licensee or any of its affiliates provide a third party with access to artificial intelligence models as a product or service, via API or a similar interface, where the third party receives outputs of such models (“Model as a Service”), and the aggregate gross revenue of the Licensee and its affiliates exceeds twenty (20) million US dollars (or the equivalent in other currencies) during any consecutive twelve (12) month period, the Licensee must notify Meta and enter into a separate written agreement with Meta before offering the Software or any Derivatives as part of that Model as a Service business. Downloadable License file (opens in a new tab) · Entry
Muse Glimmer Apache License, Version 2.0 each Contributor hereby grants to You a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Work and such Derivative Works in Source or Object form. Downloadable License file (opens in a new tab) · Entry

“Downloadable” means the weights are published for download under the license named in the row. It is not a statement about that license’s terms.

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Release: Meta publishes Muse Spark Open under the Muse Model License, with attribution and a revenue-based Model as a Service agreement requirement.

Meta, Muse Spark Open LICENSE.md (primary source, opens in a new tab)

Details
On open weights including the model, code, model weights, parameters, configuration files, and associated documentation files

The file gives a release date of October 15, 2026. Section 3 applies above $20 million aggregate gross revenue over any consecutive 12 months for Model as a Service providers. Section 2 requires Built with Muse Spark Open attribution and defines derivatives to include models improved using outputs. The attached usage policy is incorporated into the license.

License
MUSE MODEL LICENSE (opens in a new tab)
Commercial use
If the Licensee or any of its affiliates provide a third party with access to artificial intelligence models as a product or service, via API or a similar interface, where the third party receives outputs of such models (“Model as a Service”), and the aggregate gross revenue of the Licensee and its affiliates exceeds twenty (20) million US dollars (or the equivalent in other currencies) during any consecutive twelve (12) month period, the Licensee must notify Meta and enter into a separate written agreement with Meta before offering the Software or any Derivatives as part of that Model as a Service business.
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Previous license
None recorded
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#2026-10-15-muse-spark-open-license

Release: Meta publishes the 30-billion-parameter Muse Glimmer model weights under Apache 2.0.

Meta AI Research, Introducing Muse Glimmer (primary source, opens in a new tab)

Details
On open weights open sourcing the model weights under a permissive Apache 2.0 license.

The release post provides a Hugging Face download path and describes a model intended for local agent workflows. Its Apache license is separate from Muse Spark Open’s custom license.

License
Apache License, Version 2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Commercial use
each Contributor hereby grants to You a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Work and such Derivative Works in Source or Object form.
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Downloadable
Previous license
None recorded
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Company page
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#2026-08-10-muse-glimmer-apache

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Source: Maple, Open-weight AI policy: Muse (maple.ai/open-weights/muse), data through 2026-10-15.

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