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Hugging Face Inference

AI & Machine Learning · Model Hub & Inference

Access thousands of open-source AI models through Hugging Face's free Inference API. Text generation, image generation, embeddings, and more.

No Credit CardForever FreeOpen Source1000+ Models
Duration

Forever (rate limited)

Credit Card

Not Required

Rating

4.5/5 (567)

Geo Restrictions

None

Rate Limits

Other: Varies by model. Shared infrastructure with queue-based processing.

Free Tier Details

✅ Included

  • Thousands of open-source models
  • Text generation (LLaMA, Mistral, Falcon)
  • Image generation (Stable Diffusion)
  • Embeddings & sentence similarity
  • Audio transcription
  • Zero-shot classification

❌ Not Included

  • —Dedicated endpoints
  • —GPU acceleration guarantee
  • —SLA

How to Get Your Free API Key

Sign up at huggingface.co.

https://huggingface.co/join

Go to Settings → Access Tokens and create a new token.

https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens

Browse models on the Hub and look for the 'Inference API' badge.

https://huggingface.co/models

How to Test Your Key

Send a text generation request to a model.

curl https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"inputs":"Hello, how are you?"}'

Expected: JSON response with generated text.

Hidden Limitations

  • Free inference is shared and can be slow (queued)
  • Large models may time out on free tier
  • No guaranteed uptime or response time
  • Some popular models have long queue times

Official Links

DocumentationPricingDashboardWebsite

Last verified: 2026-02-11 · Last updated: 2026-02-11