Hugging Face Hub Can Now Be Paid Through Your Google Cloud Account

At a glance

You can link a Hugging Face organization to Google Cloud so that usage appears on your Google Cloud bill instead of a credit card. Setup starts from the Google Cloud Marketplace.

Key points

1. 1

   An admin subscribes in the Marketplace, picks a billing account, and then links the organization on Hugging Face.

2. 2

   Hugging Face reviews each subscription, and until it is approved, usage stays on the existing payment method.

3. 3

   After approval, Google Cloud becomes the payment method and covers team, enterprise, and pay-as-you-go usage.

4. 4

   Organizations with a credit card switch at their next billing period, while free organizations usually switch right away.

Why it matters

Companies already on Google Cloud can manage AI model service costs in one place without adding a new vendor or corporate card..