HuggingChat: chat with open models
A chat like ChatGPT, but with models published openly by labs around the world. You can switch whenever you want: 136 are offered.
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Hugging Face pricing, use cases, and first steps
Hugging Face is the main site where researchers and companies publish their AI models openly. If you’re not technical, two entry points are enough. HuggingChat is a chat, like ChatGPT, but with open models. Spaces are small demo apps you try in the browser: create an image or a voice, remove a background.
Hugging Face has a free plan. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Hugging FaceThe public library of open AI models, ready to try online- Vendor
- Hugging Face (United States, with a European headquarters in Paris)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Page checked on
- October 3, 2026
What Hugging Face does
Who it’s for: curious people who want to try open models or a specific demo, without installing anything.
Omni: the model chosen for you
Omni reads your request and sends it to the best-suited model: one for translating, another for a calculation, another for writing. You don’t need to know the names.
Spaces: try a demo
More than a million small apps built by the community. Each does one thing: create an image, a video, or a voice, remove a background, read a scanned document, compose music.
Also
- Find the right demo
- Show HuggingChat an image
- The library of open models
- Duplicate a Space privately
Hugging Face pricing
Prices published in dollars only, checked on October 3, 2026. Beyond the quotas, PRO lets you buy compute time: $1 for 10 minutes.
| Plan | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| PRO | $9 per month | People who hit the free limits every day |
| Team | $20 per user per month | A company’s technical teams |
| Enterprise | $50 per user per month | Large organizations |
What the free plan includes
The account is free. It gives you HuggingChat with a small monthly usage credit ($0.10 at last check, subject to change) and Spaces, with 5 minutes of compute per day on the most demanding demos. Without an account, it’s 2 minutes per day.
Nova’s advice
Don’t pay anything. To explore, the free account is more than enough. The PRO subscription only helps if you run into the Spaces queue or the HuggingChat credit every day. The Team and Enterprise plans are for technical teams.
A first try, in 8 minutes
Your data. HuggingChat doesn’t train on your conversations, but your requests go through third-party providers, and each Space is run by its author.
What it does less well
- The site is in English and built for technical users. Outside HuggingChat and Spaces, it’s easy to get lost.
- The free HuggingChat credit is small and runs out fast. Open models give answers of uneven quality, especially in French.
A question in HuggingChat, then a demoHugging Face- Open huggingface.co/chat and log in with your free account.
- Leave “Omni” selected, type your request, and send it.
- Then open huggingface.co/spaces and click an image generation demo at the top of the page.
- Describe an image in one sentence, preferably in English, and run it. The result comes faster or slower depending on the queue.
The prompt to copy
Explain in five simple sentences what an open AI model is, and what it changes for a company compared with ChatGPT.
Jobs that use Hugging Face
In the starter kit for one job.
Alternatives to Hugging Face
Mistral Vibe
A full assistant, in French, from a European vendor that also publishes open models.
Duck.ai
To chat with a few models, including open ones, without creating an account.
OpenRouter
Another way to access hundreds of models, pay-as-you-go, for advanced users.
Ollama
To run an open model on your own computer, without internet.
LM Studio
The same idea as Ollama, with a simpler interface for beginners.
Frequently asked questions about Hugging Face
How much does Hugging Face cost?
PRO: $9 per month; Team: $20 per user per month; Enterprise: $50 per user per month. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Can you use Hugging Face for free?
Yes. The account is free. It gives you HuggingChat with a small monthly usage credit ($0.10 at last check, subject to change) and Spaces, with 5 minutes of compute per day on the most demanding demos. Without an account, it’s 2 minutes per day.
What happens to my data with Hugging Face?
HuggingChat doesn’t train on your conversations, but your requests go through third-party providers, and each Space is run by its author.
What are the alternatives to Hugging Face?
Mistral Vibe: A full assistant, in French, from a European vendor that also publishes open models. Duck.ai: To chat with a few models, including open ones, without creating an account. OpenRouter: Another way to access hundreds of models, pay-as-you-go, for advanced users. Ollama: To run an open model on your own computer, without internet. LM Studio: The same idea as Ollama, with a simpler interface for beginners.
Official pages consulted
Page checked on October 3, 2026. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.