[kanaffa12345]

since this post might attract people that are mathematica powerusers: how good are mathematicas optimization routines vs commercial solvers like gurobi or cplex? reason i ask is i'm spinning up project that'll require a good bit of MIP, MILP and i have a mathematica license but i'm considering getting a gurobi license. since i've never tried gurobi i can't compare.

[coliveira]

I never heard about Mathematica being used to solve large-scale MIPs. The best solvers in the market are very difficult to beat, since this is such a unique market with very specialized domain knowledge. So, while I guess it is possible to solve small to medium sized problems with Mathematica, I don't believe they're able to compete with some of the best solvers like Gurobi.