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# Hugging Face

> The open-source AI model hub. Inference API plus model hosting.

[Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co) hosts hundreds of thousands of open-source models. Use the Inference API to call any of them, or deploy specialty models for your own use.

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  Full walkthrough being written.
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## Common uses

* Specialty embedding models
* Niche language models for unique tasks
* Image classification / object detection
* Sentiment analysis on user content

## Setup

`HUGGINGFACE_API_TOKEN` in vly secrets. Call via the Inference API or via `@huggingface/inference` SDK.

## Related

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    Adjacent model hub, more polished.
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    Closed alternative.
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    Closed alternative.
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