Lightning SDK

Supercharging Apps & Consumer Experiences

For game developers, XR creators, and consumer applications, Lightning SDK makes high-performance computing effortless, unlocking new levels of responsiveness and efficiency.

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Uses & Benefits

Perfect for consumer hardware (PCs, mobile) and SteamOS virtual machines
Potential Uses: Video Games, XR, Consumer Simulation, Education, and more...
Get much faster frame rates on end-user devices
See faster results from your simulations
Complete the same computations on more cost-effective hardware
More efficient battery usage

Features

No consumption pricing
Up to 16 threads
Scales horizontally across all CPU cores with very low overhead
Compatible with other multithreading solutions like Thread Building Blocks (TBB) and OpenMP
Supports mix/match threading models

Easy Integration & Developer Friendly

Language: C API supports many application languages (C# Bindings included)
Profiler: Tracy Integration for Advanced Profiling
Operating Systems: optimized for Windows & *NIX
Architectures: X64 & ARM - including support for big/little architectures

Lightning SDK Pricing

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* Try Lightning SDK for FREE!

With a purchase commitment of a monthly or annual subscription, you can try our Lightning SDK FREE for 31 days!

Cancel within 31 days before billing begins.

** Developer Fees

The Lightning SDK has no per-unit compute costs, making it ideal for consumer devices like PCs and mobile.

Instead, we charge a one-time $10,000 developer fee per product launched, with an exemption for businesses earning less than $1 million in revenue—so you can scale without upfront costs holding you back.

*** Support Credits

For in-depth, production-level assistance, Sim Theory offers engineering support through Support Credits. Each Support Credit provides 8 hours of hands-on support from our product development engineers, ensuring you get expert guidance tailored to your implementation needs.

Additional support credits can be purchased in tiers. See our Support Page for more information on pricing and other support options.

Software License Terms

For details on usage terms and policies, check out our End User License Agreement (EULA).

General Support

Have questions or need support? We got you… send us a message or email, or check out our Support Page for more information.