CoreWeave
vs
Hugging Face
What's good about each
- Nvidia nodes from A100 up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Bare-metal nodes under a managed Kubernetes control plane
- No charge for the Kubernetes control plane or Slurm
- Free egress and no object storage request fees
- Hub hosts 3M+ public models and 500k+ datasets
- Free hosting for public models, datasets and demos
- AI models and datasets can be mounted directly into a job
- Single GPUs up to 8x H200 or RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Distributed File Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $61.44 /mo 1 TB (Hot) | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | 71% cheaper on Hugging Face |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 8x the amount of data stored | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Included within the allowance |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
CoreWeave offers 11 GPU models, while Hugging Face offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on CoreWeave |
|
H200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 21% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
A100
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 7% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
L40S
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
H100
2 configs
|
$2.46 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
$4.26 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
L4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
A10G
4 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot; Hugging Face bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | CoreWeave | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | CoreWeave | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Enterprise plan only |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | CoreWeave | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 55 | -- |
| Example customers | OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral AI, NovelAI | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 |
| Website | coreweave.com | huggingface.co |
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Sept. 24, 2026, and for Hugging Face on Sept. 24, 2026.