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Hugging Face: models, pricing and benchmarks

Open model hub and inference platform.

Models

in this index

Avg input

$0.96

per 1M tokens

Avg output

$4.63

per 1M tokens

Open weights

models

Best model

smollm3-instruct

by average score

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https://huggingface.co

All Hugging Face models

Sorted by average benchmark score. Prices are per million tokens and context is measured in tokens.

#	Model	Provider	Context	Input / 1M	Avg score
1	SmolLM3 Instruct	Hugging Face	8192	$1.69	63.6
2	SmolLM3	Hugging Face	8192	$1.71	63.1
3	Zephyr	Hugging Face	8192	$1.61	62.8
4	Zephyr Instruct	Hugging Face	4096	$1.66	62.4
5	SmolLM3 Chat	Hugging Face	16384	$1.61	62.1
6	Zephyr Chat	Hugging Face	4096	$1.49	61.3
7	SmolLM3 Base	Hugging Face	16384	$1.38	60.4
8	Zephyr Base	Hugging Face	4096	$1.26	59.5
9	SmolLM3 7B	Hugging Face	16384	$0.19	44.3
10	SmolLM3 8B	Hugging Face	32768	$0.21	44.0
11	Zephyr 8B	Hugging Face	8192	$0.22	43.0
12	Zephyr 7B	Hugging Face	32768	$0.23	42.5
13	Zephyr 1.5B	Hugging Face	32768	$0.10	38.0
14	SmolLM3 1.5B	Hugging Face	8192	$0.04	36.8

Best Hugging Face models

open-weight

SmolLM3 Instruct

SmolLM3 Instruct is a open-weight model from Hugging Face. It offers a 8,192-token context window, costs $1.69 per million input tokens and $8.67 per million output tokens, and averages 63.6 across the index's benchmark suite.

$1.69 in · 8,192 context · 63.6 avg open-weight

SmolLM3

SmolLM3 is a open-weight model from Hugging Face. It offers a 8,192-token context window, costs $1.71 per million input tokens and $8.86 per million output tokens, and averages 63.1 across the index's benchmark suite.

$1.71 in · 8,192 context · 63.1 avg open-weight

Zephyr

Zephyr is a open-weight model from Hugging Face. It offers a 8,192-token context window, costs $1.61 per million input tokens and $6.84 per million output tokens, and averages 62.8 across the index's benchmark suite.

$1.61 in · 8,192 context · 62.8 avg open-weight

Zephyr Instruct

Zephyr Instruct is a open-weight model from Hugging Face. It offers a 4,096-token context window, costs $1.66 per million input tokens and $6.50 per million output tokens, and averages 62.4 across the index's benchmark suite.

$1.66 in · 4,096 context · 62.4 avg open-weight

SmolLM3 Chat

SmolLM3 Chat is a open-weight model from Hugging Face. It offers a 16,384-token context window, costs $1.61 per million input tokens and $7.69 per million output tokens, and averages 62.1 across the index's benchmark suite.

$1.61 in · 16,384 context · 62.1 avg

How Hugging Face fits

Hugging Face has 14 models in the index, of which 14 are open weights. The average input price across the lineup is $0.96 per million tokens, and the average output price is $4.63 per million tokens. The strongest model by average benchmark score is smollm3-instruct.

Use the table above to compare individual models, or open a model page for its full benchmark breakdown. If you are choosing between providers, start with the comparison pages and then check context limits and licence terms.

FAQ

How many Hugging Face models are in the index?

Hugging Face has 14 models in this index, of which 14 are open weights.

What is the cheapest Hugging Face model?

SmolLM3 1.5B is the cheapest Hugging Face model by input price at $0.040 per million tokens.

What is the best Hugging Face model?

SmolLM3 Instruct has the highest average benchmark score in the Hugging Face lineup at 63.6.

Are Hugging Face models open weights?

14 of the 14 Hugging Face models in this index are open weights. The rest are proprietary.

Where is Hugging Face based?

Hugging Face was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.