Hugging Face
vs
Utho
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
- Four Indian locations plus Frankfurt and Los Angeles
- 1 to 6 TB of monthly transfer included per instance, by plan
- Shared, dedicated and memory-optimised instance families
- Tier III and Tier IV facilities operated by Yotta and NTT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hugging Face | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $18.69 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Basic 1) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $37.44 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Basic 2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $57.45 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe (Basic 3) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $5.21 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | $29.17 /mo 1 TB | 38% cheaper on Hugging Face |
| Egress allowance | 8x the amount of data stored | 1-6 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Included within the allowance | Not publicly 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 Utho offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hugging Face | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 9 configs
|
$2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
4 configs · 5 configs
|
$5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.57 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
L4
2 configs · 5 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
A100
3 configs
|
$2.50 /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 |
Hugging Face bills on-demand; Utho bills reserved (36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hugging Face | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | USA | India |
| Locations | -- | 6 |
| Example customers | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 | Exotel, Ameyo, MyOperator, CallHippo, FIITJEE, Jindal Steel & Power, Cosmos Bank, Park+ |
| Website | huggingface.co | utho.com |
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Our data for Hugging Face was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Utho on Sept. 28, 2026.