Hugging FaceHugging Face for Startups: Inference Credits
Free monthly API credits
About this perk
Hugging Face is a collaboration platform where teams host and share machine learning models, datasets, and AI applications. Through Hugging Face Inference Providers, you can route inference requests to many model providers through a unified API and receive free monthly credits that automatically apply to usage.
What You Get
Monthly credits for Inference Providers (free tier included).
Credit amounts vary by account type: Free users receive $0.10 per month; Pro users receive $2.00 per month; Team or Enterprise organizations receive $2.00 per seat per month (shared within the org).
Credits automatically apply when you route requests through Hugging Face.
Eligibility
Why it matters for startups
Lets you prototype and test inference flows with minimal upfront spend.
Makes it easier to compare providers and models using one unified integration path.
Use cases / best for
Teams testing multiple models behind a single API before choosing a production setup
Builders shipping early AI features who want a lightweight way to start inference
Org teams that want shared credits per seat for evaluation and experimentation
