Hugging Face Inference Providers

Hugging Face Inference Providers gives you one API to run thousands of open AI models across many hosting providers. You can switch between providers without changing your code, and you're not locked into one company.

What you can do with Inference Providers

• Run text, image, video, and speech models with simple API calls
• Choose from many providers like Together AI, Groq, and Replicate
• Use one Hugging Face token for all of them
• Use the OpenAI compatible API for chat models
• Call models from Python or JavaScript

Who it's for

It's great for developers who want to try lots of open models quickly, or compare providers on speed and cost.

Pricing

Free accounts get a small amount of monthly credit. PRO users get more, and after that you pay the provider's rate with no extra markup from Hugging Face.

Alternatives to Hugging Face Inference Providers

You can also use the Gemini API, or run open models yourself with Ollama.