Hugging Face
vs
OpenRelay
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
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hugging Face | OpenRelay | 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 | Free and unlimited |
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 OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hugging Face | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
A100
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
L4
2 configs · 1 config
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 46% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hugging Face only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
$1.80 /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 |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
Hugging Face bills on-demand; OpenRelay bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hugging Face | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hugging Face | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 | -- |
| Website | huggingface.co | openrelay.inc |
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Our data for Hugging Face was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.