Premium April Fools! 🎉 There isn’t really a PyBaMM premium. And there aren’t any ads either. You can enjoy PyBaMM for free forever - that’s the beauty of open source!
Supporting PyBaMM While PyBaMM will always be free and open source, if you’d like to support the project’s development and sustainability, here are some ways you can help:
Ionworks Ionworks is a company founded by members of the PyBaMM core development team to ensure PyBaMM’s long-term success.
For organizations needing premium simulation software and professional support, you can work with Ionworks to get premium features such as:
Running no-code simulations in the cloud Model parameterization Custom model development PyBaMM training Professional support and consulting You can sponsor PyBaMM through GitHub Sponsors . Your sponsorship helps fund:
Mini-projects for code, infrastructure, and documentation improvements Community events like sprints and hackathons Bursaries for contributors from low-income countries/institutions Current sponsorship tiers include:
$5/month: Help fund students and developers working on PyBaMM $25/month: Support infrastructure, domains, and community spaces $200/month: Fund student work and get priority bug fixes $500/month: Fund professional developers and get annual meetings with the core team $1000/month: Support PyBaMM events (hackathons, sprints, training) $5000/month: Support maintenance of specific PyBaMM features The PyBaMM Promise PyBaMM’s core functionality will always remain:
Free to use Open source Community-driven Accessible to everyone Thank you for being part of our community! 💙🔋