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MATLAB is a MathWorks product filed under Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. Lifecycle: versioned, 4 versions listed, latest R2026b (24 Sep 2026).

Releases and Lifecycle

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Release and support dates as published by MathWorks; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

MATLAB 4 versions

Releases R2025b, R2025a, R2023b and earlier are documented on MathWorks pages without a release date and are omitted. ga is the date of the vendor's release announcement. MathWorks states a March and a September release each year and publishes no end-of-support dates per release.

VersionReleasedSource
R2026bTwice-yearly release schedule[1][3]
R2026aTwice-yearly release schedule[1][4]
R2024bTwice-yearly release schedule[1][5]
R2024aTwice-yearly release schedule[1][6]

Lifecycle Policy

  • Twice-yearly release schedule. MathWorks ships one general release of the MATLAB and Simulink product families in March and one in September, named by year with a or b. [1]
Sources 5
  1. MathWorks Product Release Schedule retrieved 2026-10-14
  2. MathWorks Introduces Release 2026b of MATLAB and Simulink retrieved 2026-10-14
  3. MathWorks Brings Trusted AI to Embedded Systems Development in MATLAB and Simulink Release 2026a retrieved 2026-10-14
  4. MathWorks Announces Release 2024b of MATLAB and Simulink retrieved 2026-10-14
  5. MathWorks Announces Release 2024a of MATLAB and Simulink retrieved 2026-10-14

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Metrics 4

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SKUs 6

MATLAB Academic Annual licenseAcademicMATLAB Academic Perpetual licenseAcademicMATLAB Home Annual licenseHomeMATLAB Standard Annual licenseStandardMATLAB Standard Perpetual licenseStandardMATLAB Student Annual licenseStudent

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