Ultralytics
Ultralytics YOLO26, YOLO11, YOLOv8 - object detection, instance segmentation, semantic segmentation, image classification, pose estimation, object tracking
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Our verdict
A well-maintained, widely adopted project. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-24, not from hands-on testing.
Ultralytics YOLO26, YOLO11, YOLOv8. It is written in Python. It has 63,318 stars and 436 contributors, and it was pushed to within the last few weeks. It is AGPL licensed, which is the detail to check first if you plan to build something commercial on top of it. The most recent tagged release is v8.4.211, from 2026-11-11. Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-11-12 and refresh weekly.
Reviewed by AI Review Rating from GitHub API data How we score
Repository
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-11-15
Releases
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v8.4.213v8.4.213 - `ultralytics 8.4.213` Decode large segmentation mask stacks inside their boxes (#27197) -
v8.4.212v8.4.212 - `ultralytics 8.4.212` Read Korean, Cyrillic, Arabic and other scripts with OCR (#27167) -
v8.4.211v8.4.211 - Encode images up to 9% faster with compiled SAM 3 (#27158) -
v8.4.210v8.4.210 - ultralytics 8.4.210 Use PyTorch device names for OpenVINO and LiteRT Intel CPU, GPU and NPU (#27136) -
v8.4.209v8.4.209 - Correct results for every request when serving YOLO to many users at once (#27140) -
v8.4.208v8.4.208 - `ultralytics 8.4.208` Release the 0.5 predict NMS IoU default (#27102)
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Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceAGPL-3.0
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
Ultralytics does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
Visit platform.ultralytics.comChangelog
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What users actually say
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Questions
Is Ultralytics free?
Yes. Ultralytics advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does Ultralytics cost?
Ultralytics does not publish pricing openly, which usually means it is quote-based. You will need to contact the vendor.
Is Ultralytics open source?
Yes. Ultralytics is a public repository released under AGPL-3.0. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is Ultralytics scored here?
Ultralytics scores 7.7 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.