Plates and vehiclesComputer vision

YOLOv11 License Plate Detection

The most downloaded plate detector on Hugging Face: it finds the plate in a frame, and a separate model then reads it. Filming vehicles and people and storing the records is personal data processing: agree the procedure with a lawyer.

Developer
MorseTechLab, not disclosed
First release
May 2025
Latest release
May 2026
Sizes
a fine-tuned YOLO11, with an ONNX build available
License
Commercial use with conditionsAGPL-3.0 - inherited from Ultralytics YOLO11; a closed product needs the paid license from the YOLO developer
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Manufacturing and logistics, Security, Retail and marketplaces, Public sector
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What it does

  • Finding the plate in camera video
  • Preparing crops for plate reading
  • Testing a plate recognition idea without training
  • Fine-tuning the detector on your own footage

Where it is used

Parking lots and barriersWarehousing and logisticsSite security and checkpointsRoad services

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
fits
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
no versions
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. Обновление карточки и сборки ONNX
  2. Первая публикация весов

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can YOLOv11 License Plate Detection be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: AGPL-3.0 - inherited from Ultralytics YOLO11; a closed product needs the paid license from the YOLO developer. Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does YOLOv11 License Plate Detection need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Some versions also run on an ordinary CPU, without a GPU. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does YOLOv11 License Plate Detection support Russian?

Language does not matter for this model: it does not work with text.

Where can I download YOLOv11 License Plate Detection and what does it cost?

The YOLOv11 License Plate Detection weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/morsetechlab/yolov11-license-plate-detection. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.