Hugging Face
vs
Nova Cloud
What's good about each
- 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
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hugging Face | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 8x the amount of data stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Included within the allowance | -- Not listed |
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
Hugging Face offers 7 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hugging Face | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 43% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hugging Face only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hugging Face only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hugging Face 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 |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.30 /GPU/hr Spot | Nova Cloud only |
Hugging Face bills on-demand; Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hugging Face | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hugging Face | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | Hugging Face | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | Canada |
| Locations | -- | 1 |
| Example customers | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 | -- |
| Website | huggingface.co | nova-cloud.ai |
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Our data for Hugging Face was last updated on Sept. 24, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Sept. 24, 2026.