Hugging Face
vs
Paperspace
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
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hugging Face | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | |
| Object storage | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 8x the amount of data stored | Free and unlimited | |
| 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 Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hugging Face | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
A100
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 19% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hugging Face only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$5.00 /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 |
|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
Hugging Face bills on-demand; Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hugging Face | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hugging Face | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Data centers only |
| GDPR | Enterprise plan only | -- |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, data centers 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 | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | huggingface.co | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Hugging Face was last updated on Sept. 24, 2026, and for Paperspace on Sept. 24, 2026.