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Hugging Face is the GitHub of modern AI. It combines a gigantic open-source catalog with one-click deployment tools and pay-as-you-go compute. PRO and Team plans unlock higher storage and priority GPUs, while Enterprise brings governance for regulated industries.

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Fast Facts

  • 1.7 M+ models, 400 K datasets, 600 K Spaces available on the Hub 
  • All-in-one platform to explore/use the latest models
  • Account tiers: Free, PRO ($9 / mo), Team ($20 user / mo), Enterprise ($50 user / mo) 
  • Spaces hardware pricing from $0.40 / hr (T4 small) → $23.50 / hr (8× L40 S) 
  • Inference Endpoints start at $0.03 / hr (CPU) and $0.50 / hr (single T4 GPU) 
  • Weekly “Trending” carousel surfaces the most-downloaded models, datasets & demos 

Model & Dataset Hub

  • What it is: Host unlimited public repos with version control
  • Free:
  • Paid tiers: Private repos & storage upgrades

Spaces

  • What it is: Deploy interactive ML apps (Gradio, Streamlit, Docker)
  • Free: CPU basic
  • Paid tiers: GPU upgrades from $0.40 / hr (L40S, A100, H200, etc.)

ZeroGPU & Dev Mode

  • What it is: Free ephemeral H200 GPUs & VS Code/SSH for rapid prototyping
  • Free:
  • Paid tiers: Higher quota & priority (PRO)

Inference Endpoints

  • What it is: Serverless autoscaling API deployment
  • Free: Pay-as-you-go from $0.03 / hr (CPU)
  • Paid tiers: GPU, TPU, or AWS Neuron from $0.50 / hr (T4) upwards

Trending Dashboards

  • What it is: Live charts of top models, datasets, Spaces each week
  • Free:
  • Paid tiers:

Community Tools

  • What it is: Forum, blog, events, code-of-conduct & moderation
  • Free:
  • Paid tiers: Team/Enterprise add SSO, audit logs

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