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Hugging Face TB

Hugging Face TB

3 models across 1 family · Latest: SmolLM 135M (2024-12)

Community-driven open-source AI innovation

Hugging Face TB's portfolio covers 3 active models across 1 current family, spanning general LLM work. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.

Covers 0 workload areas across 3 active tracked models; last verified 2026-05-19.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating general LLM work across this lab's releases
  • Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
  • Migration and pricing follow-ups across 3 tracked models

Do not use it for

  • Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders

Active models

3

Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones

Active families

1

Current model families from this lab

Open catalog

3 open

3 open source / 0 open weights

Lowest output price

Not tracked

No provider output pricing linked yet

Latest dated release

2024-12-16

SmolLM 135M

Freshness

2026-05-19

Researched 60d ago

aging

Information

Founded2016
New York City, New York, United States

Release cadence

Showing 3 recent dated releases (full timeline below). Latest: SmolLM 135M (2024-12-16).

Where this lab wins

Not enough capability or benchmark coverage yet to call strengths for this lab.

Flagship quality / price signal

Flagship: SmolLM 135M (best sourced coding quality-per-dollar in this portfolio).

Quality-per-dollar unavailable for this flagship — benchmark coverage or output token pricing is still missing.

Hugging Face TB is an American AI research organization founded in 2016. Community-driven open-source AI innovation. Hugging Face TB ships 1 model family totaling 3 models, with the most recent release SmolLM 135M in 2024-12. Notable families include SmolLM. Use it as a stable reference for lab background, release coverage, and follow-up model pages as they are added. Researchers and evaluators can. View official API endpoints, benchmark performance, and coding/agent fit for every Hugging Face TB model.

About

Hugging Face has swiftly transformed from its origins as a chatbot app in New York City into a pivotal contributor to the AI landscape, particularly in the realm of generative AI and large language models. At its core, Hugging Face is driven by the mission to democratize AI, making advanced NLP technologies accessible to the wider public. This ethos has made it a distinguishing figure in the field, embracing open-source principles and encouraging community-driven advancements. Central to Hugging Face's offerings is the Transformers library, an open-source toolkit that hosts a wide array of pre-trained models based on the transformer architecture. These models cater to diverse NLP requirements like text generation, translation, and question-answering. The library's user-friendly design and robust documentation have spurred its widespread adoption among both researchers and developers, thereby accelerating AI integration and innovation across sectors. Moreover, Hugging Face has established a multifaceted ecosystem with its Model Hub and Datasets library, which serves as a centralized space for sharing models and accessing datasets, further simplifying the training and evaluation processes. The introduction of Spaces allows for easy deployment and sharing of machine learning applications, reinforcing its initiative to make cutting-edge AI tools universally accessible. The impact of Hugging Face on the AI community extends beyond its tools to its collaborative nature, which promotes an open exchange of ideas and resources. This environment has catalyzed significant milestones, including the development of BLOOM, a state-of-the-art multilingual large language model created through the BigScience Research Workshop. The company's approach has not only democratized AI but also cemented its position as a leader in fostering technological progress through community engagement and open science.

Featured models

ModelReleasedContextInput price ($/1M)Output price ($/1M)LicenseOpenness
SmolLM 135M2024-12-16---Apache 2.0Open source
SmolLM 360M2024-12-16---Apache 2.0Open source
SmolLM 1.7B2024-12-16---Apache 2.0Open source

Model families

Recent releases

  1. SmolLM 135M- 2024-12-16
  2. SmolLM 360M- 2024-12-16
  3. SmolLM 1.7B- 2024-12-16

FAQ

Who founded Hugging Face TB and when?

Hugging Face TB was founded in 2016 and is associated with New York City, New York, United States.

What models has Hugging Face TB released?

Hugging Face TB ships 3 models across 1 family: SmolLM.

Is Hugging Face TB's technology open source?

All tracked models are released under Open Source.

Where is Hugging Face TB headquartered?

Hugging Face TB is headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.

What is Hugging Face TB known for?

Community-driven open-source AI innovation. Its most prominent tracked family is SmolLM.

How can I access Hugging Face TB's models?

Hugging Face TB's provider availability is tracked on model pages as API and hosting data is verified.

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-19. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.