Hugging Face and FriendliAI Partner to Supercharge Model Deployment on the Hub
Hugging Face and FriendliAI have announced a partnership to integrate FriendliAI's inference infrastructure directly into the Hugging Face Hub. The collaboration aims to simplify and accelerate model deployment for developers accessing models through the Hub. This expands the ecosystem of inference providers available on Hugging Face's platform.
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Hugging Face Launches Inference Providers on the Hub
Hugging Face has introduced Inference Providers on the Hub, a feature that allows users to run models hosted on the Hub through third-party inference providers directly from the platform. This integration consolidates access to multiple inference backends under a unified interface, reducing friction for developers who want to deploy or test models at scale. The announcement positions Hugging Face as a marketplace layer connecting model authors with inference infrastructure providers.
Hugging Face and AWS Partner to Make AI More Accessible
Hugging Face announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services to expand access to AI models and tools. The collaboration aims to integrate Hugging Face's model hub and libraries more deeply with AWS infrastructure and services. This represents a significant enterprise deployment and cloud distribution move for the open-source AI ecosystem.
Hugging Face Adds Three New Serverless Inference Providers: Hyperbolic, Nebius AI Studio, and Novita
Hugging Face has expanded its serverless inference provider ecosystem by integrating three new partners: Hyperbolic, Nebius AI Studio, and Novita. These providers offer API-based inference for models hosted on the Hugging Face Hub, increasing the options available to developers for deploying open-weights models without managing infrastructure. The expansion reflects growing competition in the inference-as-a-service market targeting open-source AI workloads.
Featherless AI Joins Hugging Face Inference Providers
Hugging Face has added Featherless AI as a new inference provider in its Inference Providers ecosystem. Featherless AI specializes in serverless inference for open-weight models, expanding the range of third-party compute options available through the Hugging Face platform. This integration allows developers to route model inference requests to Featherless AI directly via the Hugging Face API and model hub.
Announcing New Hugging Face and KerasHub Integration
Hugging Face and KerasHub have announced a new integration enabling users to access Hugging Face models and datasets directly through the Keras ecosystem. This partnership bridges two major ML frameworks, allowing Keras users to leverage the Hugging Face Hub's model repository without leaving the Keras workflow. The integration is aimed at reducing friction for practitioners who prefer Keras-based training and inference pipelines.
Hugging Face and Google Partner for Open AI Collaboration
Hugging Face and Google have announced a partnership focused on open AI collaboration, expanding access to Hugging Face models and tools on Google Cloud Platform. The deal deepens integration between Hugging Face's model hub and Google's cloud infrastructure, enabling easier deployment of open-source models via GCP services. This follows a pattern of major cloud providers forming strategic alliances with leading open-source AI platforms.
DeepInfra Added as Hugging Face Inference Provider
Hugging Face has added DeepInfra as an integrated inference provider on its platform. This expands the roster of third-party inference backends accessible directly through the Hugging Face ecosystem. The integration allows users to route model inference requests to DeepInfra's infrastructure via the standard Hugging Face Inference Providers interface.
Improving Hugging Face Model Access for Kaggle Users
Hugging Face has announced an integration improvement that streamlines how Kaggle users access models from the Hugging Face Hub. The update appears to reduce friction for practitioners using Kaggle notebooks and compute environments to work with Hugging Face-hosted models. This represents a platform-level partnership move between two major ML community hubs.