# Recital (103)

Free and open-source AI components covers the software and data, including models and general-purpose AI 
models, tools, services or processes of an AI system. Free and open-source AI components can be provided through 
different channels, including their development on open repositories. For the purposes of this Regulation, AI 
components that are provided against a price or otherwise monetised, including through the provision of technical 
support or other services, including through a software platform, related to the AI component, or the use of 
personal data for reasons other than exclusively for improving the security, compatibility or interoperability of the 
software, with the exception of transactions between microenterprises, should not benefit from the exceptions 
provided to free and open-source AI components. The fact of making AI components available through open 
repositories should not, in itself, constitute a monetisation.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/recital/103