Licensing & early access
LYNX is commercial software with a free trial. This page covers how licensing works, what early access includes, and how activation operates.
Beta note: LYNX is in pre-release. Pricing, plans, and activation details below reflect current intent and may change before general availability.
Trial
Every new license starts with a 30-day trial:
- Full SDK capabilities
- No credit card required
- 30 days from first activation on a machine
The trial periodically verifies online that it is still valid, so trial use requires occasional connectivity.
The trial runs on a demo model. Your production model — trained and fingerprinted for your license — is delivered automatically once provisioning completes, and the SDK swaps it in on the next online startup.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | Free, 30 days | All capabilities, demo model |
| Base SDK | $24K / year | 80 COCO classes, all capabilities, unlimited deployments, monthly updates |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume pricing, custom packs, dedicated support, SLAs |
Single-payment discount available on annual plans. Early customers are grandfathered at their original rate as LYNX grows.
Expansion packs and add-ons
- Expansion packs ($12K/yr): Agriculture, Livestock, Industrial, Security, Logistics — ~40 classes each
- Add-ons ($12K/yr): IR / Thermal, LiDAR, Embeddings / Re-ID
- Custom models ($5K one-time): combine any licensed classes into a single optimized model, includes one annual retrain
How licensing works
LYNX uses a signed license certificate, validated locally by the SDK.
- Activation (one-time, requires internet): the SDK validates your license and downloads your model. Your machine registers during this step.
- Offline use: after activation, inference runs on-device. Paid licenses support extended offline operation; trials require periodic online verification.
- Updates: when new model versions ship, the SDK fetches them on the next online startup. You can pin a version if you prefer.
License scope covers enterprise use, internal deployment, and commercial distribution with unlimited deployment count.
Early access
Early access provides the full SDK ahead of general availability. Early access customers receive:
- Direct technical support from the engineering team
- Influence on roadmap and feature priorities
- Grandfathered pricing held as the product matures
Join the beta for early access, or contact sales@synetic.ai.
Configuring your license key
Three ways to provide a key, in order of precedence:
from lynx import LYNX
import os
# 1. Constructor (highest precedence)
model = LYNX("paid-model", key="LICENSE_KEY")
# 2. Environment variable
os.environ["LYNX_API_KEY"] = "LICENSE_KEY"
model = LYNX("paid-model")
# 3. Saved key file (via `lynx login` CLI; lowest precedence)
model = LYNX("paid-model")
See the installation page for system requirements and the guides for usage patterns.