Enterprise AI Software Licensing for On-Premise Deployment
Own the software outright. Run it on your infrastructure, air-gapped if required, with no per-token billing and no mandatory connection back to Okiff.
Okiff AI's enterprise license gives you perpetual usage rights on your own hardware — the same derivative LLM, RAG, and CAG architecture available through our Cloud API or HaaS, without the recurring cost or connectivity dependency of either.
Why Usage-Based AI Pricing Doesn't Work for Every Enterprise
Per-token pricing assumes your workload is predictable and your connectivity is guaranteed. For a lot of enterprises, neither is true.
Usage-based and hardware-rental models both work well for elastic, connected workloads. But they're a structural mismatch for fixed multi-year budgets, procurement cycles that require a fixed line-item cost, or environments where continuous external connectivity isn't permitted at all — classified networks, industrial control systems, and most defense-adjacent deployments among them.
What's Included in an Okiff AI Enterprise Software License ?
A license is a relationship, not a one-time download — here's what's actually covered.
Deployment on your own or Okiff-supplied hardware, including fully air-gapped environments with zero external connectivity.
Software updates within the licensed major version, plus a defined, published upgrade path to future major versions.
Audit and compliance documentation supporting Law 25 and EU AI Act review requirements, delivered alongside the license.
Tiered support, from standard business-hours coverage to dedicated enterprise SLAs with named technical contacts.
Full data and knowledge portability via the Open Knowledge Format — your knowledge base isn't locked to the license term.How Enterprise Licensing Works, From Quote to Deployment
No self-serve checkout — this is a scoped agreement, and it's built around your environment from the first call.
Request a quote
Share your deployment size, environment constraints (air-gapped, hybrid, multi-site), and compliance requirements.
Architecture review
Our team scopes hardware compatibility and support tier against your actual environment.
Agreement and deployment
Sign the license, deploy on your infrastructure, with onboarding support included.
Ongoing support and renewal
Support runs on your selected tier for the license term, with renewal terms confirmed in advance.
Perpetual License vs. Cloud API vs. HaaS: Total Cost and Control
Every Okiff AI deployment model trades off differently between control, connectivity, and cost structure.
Deployment Model Comparaison
Model | Connectivity Required | Cost Structure | Data Residency | Best Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enterprise License | None (fully air-gappable) | One-time / amortized, predictable | Entirely on your infrastructure | Regulated, air-gapped, fixed-budget environments |
AIaaS Cloud API | Continuous | Usage-based, variable | Okiff-hosted, sovereign cloud | Rapid prototyping, elastic workloads |
Hardware-as-a-Service | Local only | Fixed monthly (OpEx) | Your physical site | Teams wanting hardware without CapEx |
Because every Okiff AI deployment model shares the same integration layer, a licensed deployment can later add HaaS hardware or Cloud API capacity for burst workloads without re-architecting existing integrations.
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Enterprise Licensing Quote
Licensing terms are scoped to your deployment size, support tier, and compliance requirements. Talk to our team to get a formal quote and a licensing agreement tailored to your environment.
Enterprise AI Licensing Use Cases
Air-gapped and classified environments
Defense, intelligence-adjacent, and critical infrastructure deployments where no external connectivity is permitted, at any point, by policy — not just by preference.
Existing hardware investment
Organizations with GPU or server capacity already in place who want to add AI capability without a new procurement cycle or hardware refresh.
Fixed-budget public sector and regulated bodies
Multi-year planning cycles that require a single predictable line-item cost rather than a variable, usage-driven bill.
ISVs and system integrators
Teams embedding Okiff AI into their own regulated products, where the license needs to travel with the product being sold, not stay tied to Okiff's own infrastructure.
Pilot consolidation
Enterprises that ran early evaluations on the Cloud API and are ready to move to one long-term, predictable-cost deployment instead of scaling usage-based spend indefinitely.
Frequently Answer Questions
What does a perpetual license include with Okiff AI?
Perpetual usage rights on the licensed software version, deployment on your own or Okiff-supplied hardware, updates within that major version, and audit/compliance documentation.
Can I deploy a licensed instance on my own existing hardware?
Yes. Enterprise licensing is hardware-agnostic within Okiff's supported specifications, including fully air-gapped deployments with no external connectivity.
How does an Enterprise License differ from the AIaaS Cloud API or HaaS?
Licensing is a one-time or amortized cost for software you run entirely on your own infrastructure with no required connectivity; the Cloud API is usage-based and connectivity-dependent, and HaaS bundles Okiff-supplied hardware on a fixed monthly cost.
What ongoing support and updates are included with the license?
Support and update terms vary by tier, from standard business-hours support to dedicated enterprise SLAs — confirmed as part of your licensing agreement.
Can I switch from a license to a fully managed or HaaS model later?
Yes. Every Okiff AI deployment model shares the same integration layer, so adding HaaS hardware or Cloud API capacity later doesn't require rebuilding existing integrations.
Are multi-year or multi-site enterprise licenses available?
Yes, licensing agreements can be scoped to multiple sites and multi-year terms as part of your quote.
Does the license include compliance and audit documentation for Law 25 or the EU AI Act?
Yes, enterprise licenses include audit-ready documentation supporting Quebec Law 25 and EU AI Act review requirements.
What happens to my deployment if the license isn't renewed?
Terms governing post-term usage are defined in the licensing agreement — confirm renewal and continuity terms with your account team before your term ends.
How long does it take to go from a quote to a working deployment?
Timelines depend on environment complexity and hardware readiness — the architecture review stage sets a concrete deployment timeline before the agreement is signed.