AI shouldn’t be locked to one hardware vendor or chip. To democratize AI compute, we’ve made MAX source available with Modular 26.7. 🧵

The graph compiler, runtime and hardware backends join the kernels, models, serving infrastructure, and Mojo compiler + standard library we’ve already opened. Developers and companies can now build and deploy AI across hardware platforms without vendor lock-in.

The new MAX License balances two priorities: freedom to build, and a unified, sustainable ecosystem. Anyone can use, modify and ship commercial products with MAX, without licensing fees or royalties.

Its few restrictions prevent fragmentation into incompatible versions, so everyone builds on a common foundation. Full details on the license:
modular.com/blog/max-licen…

The Modular alliance program extends that foundation, giving hardware vendors and partners a shared path to build on MAX together: modular.com/alliance?utm_s…

Also in 26.7: eager mode for faster custom op development, decision model support, and Mojo 1.2 with pattern matching, the next step in Mojo’s growth into a systems programming language: modular.com/blog/26-7?utm_…