Best LLM Inference Providers

Vendor profileChecked Nov 8, 2026

Hugging Face Inference Providers

Hugging Face, Inc. · huggingface.co · Last checked:

  • Aggregator / router across inference providers
  • Serverless per-token API

Company status

Active, privately held. NVIDIA agreed to acquire Hugging Face (announced September 3, 2026), pending close; NVIDIA's filing says closing is expected in the first half of 2027.

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Capabilities

  • One Hugging Face token routes requests to partner providers (for example Cerebras, Groq, Together, Fireworks, Replicate) and HF Inference
  • OpenAI-compatible chat completions API plus native Python and JavaScript SDKs
  • Provider selection policies such as :cheapest and :preferred
  • Access to open-weight models such as openai/gpt-oss-120b
  • Request and response bodies are not stored by Hugging Face when routing; debug logs kept up to 30 days without user data
  • Option to use your own provider key and be billed directly by that provider

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Who it tends to fit

  • Teams wanting one account and token across many inference providers
  • Hugging Face PRO, Team, or Enterprise customers who want to use included compute credits

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Pricing

Pay-as-you-go at provider rates with no Hugging Face markup. PRO users get $2.00 in monthly compute credits; Team and Enterprise organizations get $2.00 per seat; free users must buy credits.

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Published certifications

  • SOC 2 Type 2 (Hugging Face Hub, which includes Inference Providers)
  • GDPR (DPAs via Enterprise Plan)

Partner providers are responsible for their own security and data policies; check each provider you route to.

Listed as stated by the vendor. Scope can differ by product or subsidiary; request current reports.

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Limitations to check

  • Requests are processed by third-party providers under their own data policies
  • Pending acquisition by NVIDIA

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Sources

  1. Overview: partner provider table, OpenAI-compatible API, SDKs, :cheapest/:preferred policies, gpt-oss-120b examplehuggingface.co/docs/inference-providers/indexChecked 2026-11-08
  2. Pricing: no markup, monthly credits for PRO/Team/Enterprise, free users buy credits, custom provider key billed by providerhuggingface.co/docs/inference-providers/pricingChecked 2026-11-08
  3. Security: no request/response storage when routing, logs up to 30 days, Hub SOC2 Type 2, providers own their securityhuggingface.co/docs/inference-providers/securityChecked 2026-11-08
  4. Hub security: GDPR compliant, DPAs and BAAs via Enterprise Plan, SOC2 Type 2huggingface.co/docs/hub/securityChecked 2026-11-08
  5. NVIDIA blog, September 3, 2026: NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Faceblogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/Checked 2026-11-08
  6. NVIDIA Form 8-K: definitive agreement September 2, 2026; expected to close in the first half of 2027www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000078/nvda-20260902.htmChecked 2026-11-08

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