Hugging Face — Free LLM API
6 free models available — credit card may be required. Get API key →
All Free Hugging Face Models — Context Windows & Rate Limits
| Model | Context | Max Output | Modality | Rate Limit | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | 128K | 4K | ~1,000 RPD | Details | ||
| Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 | 32K | 4K | ~1,000 RPD | Details | ||
| Mixtral-8x7B-Instruct-v0.1 | 32K | 4K | ~1,000 RPD | Details | ||
| Phi-3.5-mini-instruct | 128K | 4K | ~1,000 RPD | Details | ||
| Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct | 131K | 4K | ~1,000 RPD | Details | ||
| + thousands of community models | 131K | 131K | ~$0.10/month free credits | Details |
Frequently Asked Questions about Hugging Face Free API
Is Hugging Face free to use?
Hugging Face offers a permanently free tier with 6 available models. Account creation is required, and a credit card may be needed to activate the free tier.
What models does Hugging Face offer for free?
Hugging Face provides 6 free models covering chat use cases. Supported modalities include text. Browse the full list above with context windows and rate limits.
How do I use Hugging Face with Claude Code or Cursor?
Click "Details" on any model above to get one-click configuration snippets for Claude Code (cc), Cursor, Codex, and more.
All Hugging Face models listed here use an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so any tool that accepts a custom baseURL will work.