Commercial Use

Commercial License Filtering

modelBridge displays a commercial use badge on models tagged as commercially safe by fal.ai. You can filter search results using the Commercial filter chip to show only models with a commercial license. This badge and filter are based on the license_type metadata provided by fal.ai’s API.

This filtering is a convenience feature to help you identify models suitable for commercial work. It does not constitute a legal guarantee of commercial use rights.

License Ownership

Each AI model’s license is owned and governed by the model’s author and/or fal.ai. modelBridge does not grant, modify, or extend any model license. The commercial use badge reflects what fal.ai reports — modelBridge does not independently verify or audit these license claims.

Your Responsibility

If you use AI-generated content commercially, you are responsible for:

Reviewing the specific license of each model you use — license terms vary between models and may change over time
Checking fal.ai’s terms of service for any restrictions on commercial use of generated content
Complying with your jurisdiction’s laws regarding AI-generated content in commercial contexts
Verifying license status before delivering AI-generated content to clients — do not rely solely on the badge

For model-specific licensing details, see the model’s page on fal.ai/models or contact the model author directly.

License Status Can Change Over Time

The commercial license badge and filter in modelBridge reflect fal.ai’s license_type metadata at the moment you view the model. This metadata is controlled by fal.ai and the model author, and can change at any time. A model tagged commercially safe at the time you generated a clip may be reclassified later — the reverse is also possible. modelBridge does not receive advance notice of these changes and does not backfill license status onto past generations.

For this reason:

Verify license status at delivery, not only at generation. The badge and compliance reports show the license status recorded at the moment each generation was submitted. Between generation and delivery to a client, the model’s license may have changed.
Do not rely on cached compliance reports for long-lived commercial work. If a report was generated weeks or months before delivery, re-check the model’s current license on fal.ai/models before shipping.
The “Verifying license status” duty in the previous section applies throughout the lifecycle of the work — from generation to final delivery, and, for content that continues to be distributed (broadcast, on-demand, embedded ads), throughout the distribution period to the extent applicable to your use case.

modelBridge Pricing

modelBridge charges a $19/month subscription for access to the plugin. This subscription covers:

The plugin itself and all its features
Access to the schema-driven UI engine
Cost tracking, reports, and workflow tools
All future updates during your subscription

The subscription does not include AI generation costs. You pay fal.ai directly at their published rates using your own API key. modelBridge does not add any per-generation fees, revenue share, or markup on top of what fal.ai charges.

Compliance Reporting

For agency and freelancer workflows, modelBridge tracks the commercial license status of each model used in your generations. This data feeds into:

HTML reports — compliance badges showing the percentage of generations using commercially licensed models
Generation logs — per-entry commercial license status
CSV exports — license data included for external audit

These tools help you document compliance but do not replace your own due diligence on license terms.