What is the difference between Hugging Face and UpCloud?

Hugging Face and UpCloud are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Hugging Face or UpCloud?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Hugging Face and UpCloud?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 10 different GPU models across both Hugging Face and UpCloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Hugging Face vs UpCloud

Compare GPU pricing between Hugging Face and UpCloud. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Hugging Face

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UpCloud

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GPUs Available

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Hugging Face GPUs

UpCloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $2.68/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 10Both available: 4Hugging Face: 8UpCloud: 6

Showing 10 of 10 GPUs

Last updated: 10/5/2026, 11:53:21 PM

GPU Model ↑	Hugging Face Price	UpCloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$1.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face $1.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$2.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face $2.50/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
B200 180GB VRAM • UpCloud	Not Available	$3.79/hr★ Best	—	UpCloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available UpCloud $3.79/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$10.00/hr	$2.00/hr★ Best	↑+$8.00(+400.5%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face $10.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $2.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$8.00(+400.5%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$5.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
H200 141GB VRAM • Hugging Face $5.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • UpCloud	Not Available	$5.61/hr★ Best	—	UpCloud
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available UpCloud $5.61/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$0.70/hr	$0.64/hr★ Best	↑+$0.06(+9.4%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face $0.70/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $0.64/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.06(+9.4%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$1.80/hr	$0.93/hr★ Best	↑+$0.87(+93.2%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hugging Face $1.80/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $0.93/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.87(+93.2%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$2.75/hr	$0.98/hr★ Best	↑+$1.77(+181.6%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Hugging Face $2.75/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $0.98/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.77(+181.6%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$0.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Hugging Face $0.50/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints

A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$1.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face $1.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$2.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face $2.50/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
B200 180GB VRAM • UpCloud	Not Available	$3.79/hr★ Best	—	UpCloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available UpCloud $3.79/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$10.00/hr	$2.00/hr★ Best	↑+$8.00(+400.5%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face $10.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $2.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$8.00(+400.5%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$5.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
H200 141GB VRAM • Hugging Face $5.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • UpCloud	Not Available	$5.61/hr★ Best	—	UpCloud
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available UpCloud $5.61/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$0.70/hr	$0.64/hr★ Best	↑+$0.06(+9.4%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face $0.70/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $0.64/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.06(+9.4%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$1.80/hr	$0.93/hr★ Best	↑+$0.87(+93.2%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hugging Face $1.80/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $0.93/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.87(+93.2%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Hugging FaceUpCloud	$2.75/hr	$0.98/hr★ Best	↑+$1.77(+181.6%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Hugging Face $2.75/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 UpCloud $0.98/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.77(+181.6%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints UpCloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$0.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Hugging Face $0.50/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints

Features Comparison

Hugging Face

Inference Endpoints
Dedicated deployments of Hub models on NVIDIA GPUs (T4 to H200 and RTX PRO 6000) on AWS or Google Cloud, with a choice of region and 1 to 8 GPUs
Inference Providers
One API and token for models served by partner providers such as Together, Fireworks, Groq, Cerebras, Novita and DeepInfra, billed at each provider's rate with no Hugging Face markup
Model Hub
Hosting for open models, datasets, and Spaces demo apps
Autoscaling
Endpoints scale replicas with traffic and can scale to zero

UpCloud

Dedicated GPUs
No shared hardware — each GPU is always dedicated to a single server with full performance isolation
100% Renewable Energy
Helsinki data center powered entirely by renewable energy with up to 90% waste heat recovery for district heating
European Data Sovereignty
GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001-certified infrastructure in Finland; UpCloud is also a CISPE member
Zero-Cost Data Transfer
No egress fees — outbound data transfer is included at no extra cost on all plans, subject to a Fair Transfer Policy
Usage-Based Billing
Pay only for active compute time with hourly billing, no rigid contracts or long-term commitments required
99.999% Uptime SLA
Published uptime commitment covering GPU Servers, Premium and Cloud Native servers, and managed databases; entry-level Starter cloud servers carry a 99.99% SLA

Pros & Cons

Hugging Face

Advantages

Deploy any compatible Hub model to dedicated GPUs without managing infrastructure
Choice of cloud and region per endpoint
Inference Providers adds no markup over partner rates
Monthly inference credits on free and PRO accounts

Considerations

Endpoint GPU rates are above raw cloud rental for the same card
GPU availability differs by cloud and region
Inference Providers rates are the partners' rates, so costs vary with the provider a request is routed to

UpCloud

Advantages

100% renewable energy with waste heat recovery — strong sustainability credentials
Zero-cost egress eliminates surprise data transfer bills
GDPR-compliant EU data sovereignty in Finland
Dedicated GPUs with no shared hardware

Considerations

GPU servers concentrated in Helsinki, Finland — limited multi-region GPU presence despite a 15-data-center platform footprint
Smaller GPU selection than major hyperscalers and dedicated GPU clouds

Compute Services

Hugging Face

UpCloud

GPU Servers

On-demand and spot NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100, and B200 GPU instances with dedicated hardware and AMD EPYC processors

Private Cloud GPUs

Dedicated private cloud infrastructure with NVIDIA L4, L40S, and H200 NVL GPUs

Pricing Options

Hugging Face

Inference Endpoints

Per hour of GPU instance time, billed by the minute

Inference Providers

Pass-through of the partner provider's per-token rate

Enterprise

Team and Enterprise Hub plans with managed billing

UpCloud

On-Demand GPU Servers

Hourly billing for L4, L40S, H100, and B200 GPU instances with no upfront commitment — pay only for active compute time

Spot GPU Servers

Discounted spot pricing for GPU Servers, offering lower hourly rates for interruptible workloads

Private Cloud GPUs

Fixed monthly pricing for dedicated private cloud GPU infrastructure with L4, L40S, and H200 NVL

Getting Started

Hugging Face

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at huggingface.co and add a payment method
2
Deploy an endpoint
Pick a model, cloud, region, and GPU instance in the Inference Endpoints console
3
Or use Inference Providers
Call a model through the router with a Hugging Face access token

UpCloud

Get Started

1
Create an UpCloud account
Sign up at upcloud.com and complete account verification; a 30-day free trial with starting credits is available
2
Select a GPU server plan
Choose from NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100, or B200 GPU configurations with varying vCPU and RAM options
3
Deploy with AI/ML template
Use pre-configured GPU Ubuntu templates to get started quickly with CUDA and ML frameworks
4
Attach storage
Add block storage devices (1 GB–4 TB each) from any storage tier for your operating system and data

Support & Global Availability

Hugging Face

Support

Documentation, community forums, and paid support on Enterprise plans

UpCloud

Global Regions

15 data centers across 12 countries spanning Northern Europe, Central Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific; GPU Servers are concentrated in Helsinki, Finland (Telia Helsinki Data Center)

Support

In-house technical support available 24/7 via live chat and email, plus documentation, tutorials, an API reference at developers.upcloud.com, and a public status page