Hugging Face Community GPU Grants
Builders of interesting Spaces can apply from the Space settings for a free GPU hardware upgrade.
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Access
- Application
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Who qualifies
Anyone hosting a Hugging Face Space
The catch
Discretionary: HF picks Spaces it considers innovative. Grant size and duration are decided case by case and not published on this page.
What you get
- Apply from your Space's hardware settings
- Free upgrade aimed at demos and side projects
- Covers GPU hardware costs for the Space
At a glance
- Offer
- Free Space GPU upgrade
- Type
- Grant
- Provider
- Hugging Face
- Access
- Application
- Eligibility
- Anyone hosting a Hugging Face Space
- Deadline
- Rolling / no deadline given
- Last checked
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
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