Hugging Face
The model hub the open-source AI ecosystem runs on — free Spaces, $9 PRO, $20/user Team
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About
Hugging Face is the de-facto registry for open-source ML models, datasets, and demos. Beyond the Hub, it ships Inference Endpoints (managed model serving), Spaces (free GPU-backed demos via ZeroGPU), and Inference Providers (cross-provider routing). Most builders touch Hugging Face whether they realize it or not — it's where Llama, Mistral, Whisper, and most of the open ecosystem lives.
Best for: Anyone building with open-source models — pre-training, fine-tuning, or just serving Llama 3 behind an API. Free PRO at $9/mo unlocks 10× private storage and inference credits, which covers most solo and indie builders.
Pricing
Free
- Monthly
- Free
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Full Hub access (models, datasets, Spaces);Git-based collaboration;CPU Basic Spaces (free);ZeroGPU free tier;Community support · Free forever. Most of the value of Hugging Face is unlocked here.
PRO
- Monthly
- $9
- Annual /mo
- $9
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 10× private storage;2× public storage;20× inference credits;8× ZeroGPU quota;Spaces Dev Mode;ZeroGPU Spaces hosting (H200);Personal blog publishing;PRO badge · $9/mo for individuals. Highest-leverage upgrade in the lineup.
Team
- Monthly
- $20
- Annual /mo
- $20
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- SAML and OIDC SSO;Storage Regions (data residency);Audit logs;Resource Groups (granular access);Repository usage analytics;Centralized token control;PRO benefits for all members · $20/user/mo. Best fit for SMB teams that need SSO + data residency.
Enterprise
- Monthly
- $50
- Annual /mo
- $50
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Everything in Team;Highest storage and API rate limits;SCIM provisioning;Advanced security and access controls;Managed billing with annual commitments;Dedicated support · $50/user/mo starting. Contact sales for annual commit terms.
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free | flat | Full Hub access (models, datasets, Spaces);Git-based collaboration;CPU Basic Spaces (free);ZeroGPU free tier;Community support · Free forever. Most of the value of Hugging Face is unlocked here. |
| PRO | $9 | $9 | flat | 10× private storage;2× public storage;20× inference credits;8× ZeroGPU quota;Spaces Dev Mode;ZeroGPU Spaces hosting (H200);Personal blog publishing;PRO badge · $9/mo for individuals. Highest-leverage upgrade in the lineup. |
| Team | $20 | $20 | per_user | SAML and OIDC SSO;Storage Regions (data residency);Audit logs;Resource Groups (granular access);Repository usage analytics;Centralized token control;PRO benefits for all members · $20/user/mo. Best fit for SMB teams that need SSO + data residency. |
| Enterprise | $50 | $50 | per_user | Everything in Team;Highest storage and API rate limits;SCIM provisioning;Advanced security and access controls;Managed billing with annual commitments;Dedicated support · $50/user/mo starting. Contact sales for annual commit terms. |
Key features
- Hub for 1M+ models and datasets
- Free CPU Basic Spaces (2 vCPU, 16GB)
- ZeroGPU on H200 hardware (free tier)
- Inference Endpoints from $0.033/hr
- PRO tier at $9/mo unlocks 20× inference credits
- Team tier ($20/user/mo) adds SSO, audit logs, and Storage Regions
- Storage at $12-$18/TB/mo (cheaper than AWS S3)
- Aggressive open-source ethos
Integrations
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- Solopreneur → Growth
- Founded
- 2016
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- enterprise_only
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- customer_choice
- External rating
- n/a
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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Clem Delangue
Co-founder & CEO
Hugging Face is Clem Delangue's own platform and the AI surface he most consistently champions. Founded 2016 with Julien Chaumond and Thomas Wolf, the hub now hosts 200,000+ public models and ships compute for AI builders to train directly on the platform. Delangue's daily X output is essentially a running endorsement: every new open-weights model launch on HF gets his amplification. He extended the same open-source thesis into robotics with the April 2025 Pollen Robotics acquisition.
Jason Zhou
Founder; Product Designer
Zhou teaches Hugging Face as the model hub access path for free LLM building. His tutorial 'Hugging Face + Langchain in 5 mins' walks through using 200K+ open-source models inside LangChain agents, framing Hugging Face as the open-source model gateway for AI builders who don't want to pay for closed-source APIs.