HuggingChat
by Hugging Face
At a glance
Hugging Face's chat interface for open models, with an Omni mode that routes each prompt to a suitable open model.
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- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Free
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023-04
Overview
HuggingChat is Hugging Face's open-source chat interface for conversing with open large language models such as Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek variants. It lets users switch between models, use community assistants, and inspect how the interface works since the code is public. HuggingChat is free with a Hugging Face account, with higher limits on paid HF plans.
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Key features
- Chat with multiple open models in one interface
- Open-source codebase that can be self-hosted
- Community-created assistants and system prompts
- Web search and tool options for grounded answers
Use cases
- Trying open models without local setup
- Comparing responses across model families
- Self-hosting a private chat UI for open models
Pricing
HuggingChat is free to use with a Hugging Face account; paid Hugging Face subscriptions raise usage limits.
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-09-10
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- US
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- Web app
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- Web
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- Vendor cloud
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- Global
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- proprietary
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- Free Free allowance: Yes Subscription required: No
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Frequently asked questions
What is HuggingChat?
HuggingChat is Hugging Face's free, open-source chat interface for interacting with open large language models.
Which models are on HuggingChat?
It hosts popular open models such as Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek families, with the lineup changing over time.
Can I self-host HuggingChat?
Yes. The chat-ui codebase is open source and can be deployed with your own model endpoints.
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