About MATLAB and Simulink Home Suite

Hello MATLAB,

I am looking for something to learn Machine Learning.

Then, I came across the "MATLAB and Simulink Home Suite".

The shopping cart mentioned a service duration. Does it mean that "MATLAB and Simulink Home Suite" is a subscription software service?

Yours faithfully.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Effective January 1, 2026 (so, just a few days ago), MATLAB and Simulink Home Suite is effectively a subscription service. Purchases are now for 1 year terms, and Software Maintenance Service is no longer available.

This contasts with past practice that the purchases used to be Perpetual licenses.

I created a Discussion topic about this change, https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/discussions/general/886260-change-in-home-and-student-licenses