-[The number of seats you want](#how-seat-usage-is-determined).
The subscription determines which features are available for your private projects. Public projects automatically get **Ultimate** tier features.
The subscription determines which features are available for your private projects. Organizations with public open source projects can actively apply to our [GitLab for Open Source Program](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/join/).
Qualifying open source projects also get 50,000 CI/CD minutes and free access to the **Ultimate** tier
through the [GitLab for Open Source program](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/).