Hugging Face: Free users no longer receive included monthly Inference Providers credits.
Old Free users: $0.10 monthly credits, subject to change
New Free users: none (purchase credits or upgrade to PRO)
Why it matters: If you use HF Inference Providers (free monthly credits), this changes how much usage your quota allows. The source does not state a separate effective date.
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| Product | HF Inference Providers (free monthly credits) |
|---|---|
| Category | quota |
| Announced / detected | 2026-10-07 Backfilled |
| Backfilled | Yes: added retroactively |
| Quote verified against | https://github.com/huggingface/hub-docs/commit/c708a9e9fd.diff |
| Effective | not stated in source |
| Before | Free users: $0.10 monthly credits, subject to change |
| After | Free users: none (purchase credits or upgrade to PRO) |
| Official source | https://github.com/huggingface/hub-docs/commit/c708a9e9fd |
| Source quote | Free users can use Inference Providers by purchasing credits, or by upgrading to [PRO](https://huggingface.co/subscribe/pro): |
| Archive | No post-change Wayback capture found |
| Snapshot hash | sha256:a9733d1e41515c8225a02d6040a802df8fa00734ca027412f4ce53aa8fde0436 |
| Status | verified |
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Previous changes from Hugging Face
- 2026-08-21 Backfilled: Monthly credits included with PRO, Team and Enterprise became general-purpose compute credits usable beyond Inference Providers.
- 2026-02-25 Backfilled: Free Hugging Face users can now continue past monthly credits by purchasing credits (pay-as-you-go previously PRO/Team/Enterprise only).