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Hugging Face Inference Providers

Free API tier limits · Gateway / router

Free users get no monthly inference credits; PRO users and Team/Enterprise seats get $2.00/month.

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Free allowance

Free users: none (credit purchase required). PRO: $2.00/month. Team/Enterprise: $2.00 per seat/month.

Payment method. Free users must purchase credits (or upgrade to PRO) to use Inference Providers.

Credits. Hub hosting remains free (e.g. CPU Basic Spaces, ZeroGPU listed as FREE on the pricing page).

Worth knowing

  • Pass-through provider pricing with no Hugging Face markup.
  • Credits do not apply when you use a custom provider key.
Left blank on purpose: rate limits. No official public source as of Oct 21, 2026.

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Free accounts get no monthly credits

Questions

Does Hugging Face Inference Providers have a free API tier?
No free tier. Free users get no monthly inference credits; PRO users and Team/Enterprise seats get $2.00/month.
Does Hugging Face Inference Providers require a credit card?
Yes — the official docs require a payment method or prepaid credit before you can use the API. Free users must purchase credits (or upgrade to PRO) to use Inference Providers.
What are Hugging Face Inference Providers's free rate limits?
Not published on an official page we could verify.
When was this Hugging Face Inference Providers data last verified?
Oct 21, 2026, against: Inference Providers pricing & billing; Hugging Face pricing.