Hugging Face Hub
The GitHub of AI — models, datasets, and demo apps for the whole open ecosystem.
Visit Hugging Face Hub Free; Pro $9/mo; usage-based inference and compute
What is Hugging Face Hub?
The Hugging Face Hub hosts over a million open models, datasets, and Spaces (demo apps), with hosted inference, the Transformers library, and enterprise features. It is where open-weight AI is published, discovered, and tried.
Key features
- Over a million models and hundreds of thousands of datasets
- Spaces for hosting interactive demos
- Inference Providers routing to multiple hosts
- Transformers, Diffusers, and Datasets libraries
- Enterprise Hub with SSO and private repos
Pros
- The default home of open AI — everything new lands here first
- Try models in the browser before downloading
- Free tier is generous for individuals
Cons
- Quality and licensing vary enormously across community uploads
- Hosted inference limits are tight on the free tier
- Can be overwhelming for beginners
Best for
Developers and researchers working with open modelsAnyone evaluating open-weight alternatives to closed APIsSharing demos without hosting them yourself
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