Optimization & simulation · Gurobi Optimization
Gurobi Optimizer
Commercial mathematical solver for linear, mixed-integer and quadratic optimization problems.
Gurobi is a solver: it takes a mathematical model — variables, constraints, an objective — and returns the optimal (or best-found) solution. It handles linear programming, mixed-integer programming, quadratic and quadratically-constrained programming, and mixed-integer versions of each. It does not build the model for you; models are typically written in a modeling language such as AMPL or Pyomo, or via Gurobi's own Python, C++, Java or .NET APIs, and handed to Gurobi to solve. It runs on-premises or in the cloud, ships parallel algorithms tuned for large industrial-scale problems, and is widely used in supply chain, scheduling, energy and finance optimization. Commercial use requires a paid license; a full-featured, unrestricted license is free for academic use.
At a glance
| Vendor | Gurobi Optimization |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Open source | No |
| Best for | Teams solving large-scale linear or mixed-integer optimization problems in production who need a fast, well-supported commercial solver. |
Pricing
Quote-based commercial licenses (named-user, floating, compute-server, cloud); free unrestricted license for academic use, plus a size-limited free license and a 30-day full trial.
Checked on the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026: no prices are published. Expect to be quoted.
Features
- Simplex and barrier solvers for linear programming
- Branch-and-cut solver for mixed-integer programming
- Quadratic and quadratically-constrained programming
- Multi-core and distributed parallel solving
- Python, C++, Java, .NET, MATLAB and R APIs
- Cloud-managed licensing (Web License Service) and Instant Cloud
- Solution pool and tuning tools for large industrial models
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026