You will need a license in order to use Gurobi Optimizer. There are several ways to obtain a license, depending on your situation and needs. Once you have a license, it will be visible on your User Portal > Licenses page on our website (unless it is a client license). Before using your license, you will need to install Gurobi then retrieve and set up your license.
Commercial users
- If you would like to test a free evaluation license, please visit Request an Evaluation License.
- If you have purchased a license from us, that license should be visible on your User Portal > Licenses page.
- To use a Gurobi Instant Cloud license, you will need to download a Cloud license from the Cloud Manager.
- To use a Web License Service (WLS) license, you will need to download a WLS client API key from the WLS Manager.
- To use Gurobi as a client of a Gurobi Compute Server or Gurobi Cluster Manager, you will need to create a Compute Server client license or Cluster Manager API key.
- To use Gurobi as a client of a Gurobi Token Server, you will need to create a token server client license.
Academic and Research users
- If you are a faculty member, student, or staff of a recognized degree-granting academic institution, you can obtain a free academic license from our website. See How do I obtain a free academic license? for detailed information.
- If you are a research staff member of a research institute, we may be able to provide you with a free research license. Please refer to How do I get support as an Academic user? and submit a support request through Gurobot.
- Specify your current Gurobi usage as Academic.
- Specify the type of issue as License request.
- If you work for a non-profit organization which supports at least one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, you may qualify for our Gurobi Gives Back program.
Other users
- Recently graduated? With the Take Gurobi With You (TGWY) program, you can continue to get free, unrestricted access to Gurobi after graduation.
- Sign up for our free Gurobi Online Course License. It has limited capabilities (max 2000 decision variables and 2000 constraints)—but it is robust enough for new learners.