# Is GLPK still maintained/relevant?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-glpk-still-maintained-relevant/116950>\
**Category:** Optimization (Mathematical)\
**Created:** [July 12, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-glpk-still-maintained-relevant/116950 "2024-07-12T08:19:28Z")\
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There is very little reason to use GLPK over HiGHS. One exception might be that GLPK supports callbacks such as lazy constraints.

But in almost every case, if the question is “should I use GLPK or HiGHS?” the answer is HiGHS.

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