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Cohere vs Hugging Face comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cohere
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
18th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI Writing Tools (9th), Large Language Models (LLMs) (6th), AI Proofreading Tools (8th)
Hugging Face
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Cohere is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hugging Face is 12.1%, up from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Hugging Face12.1%
Cohere1.1%
Other86.8%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

CollinsOmondi - PeerSpot reviewer
Support team is available and answers all the questions and it is also free which is good for personal projects
The very first thing that I really like about it is the support team. They're really available on Discord, and they answer all of your questions. I think it's free for personal projects unless you want to go to production. I haven't really used it that much, but the features that I have used so far, I have no issues with them.
SwaminathanSubramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatility empowers AI concept development despite the multi-GPU challenge
Regarding scalability, I'm finding the multi-GPU aspect of it challenging. Training the model is another hurdle, although I'm only getting into that aspect currently. Organizations are apprehensive about investing in multi-GPU setups. Additionally, data cleanup is a challenge that needs to be resolved, as data must be mature and pristine.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The very first thing that I really like about it is the support team. They're really available on Discord, and they answer all of your questions."
"Hugging Face provides open-source models, making it the best open-source and reliable solution."
"I like that Hugging Face is versatile in the way it has been developed."
"The product is reliable."
"My preferred aspects are natural language processing and question-answering."
"I would rate this product nine out of ten."
"Overall, the platform is excellent."
"What I find the most valuable about Hugging Face is that I can check all the models on it and see which ones have the best performance without using another platform."
"The tool's most valuable feature is that it shows trending models. All the new models, even Google's demo models, appear at the top. You can find all the open-source models in one place. You can use them directly and easily find their documentation. It's very simple to find documentation and write code. If you want to work with AI and machine learning, Hugging Face is a perfect place to start."
 

Cons

"Cohere has text generation. I think it is mainly focused on AI search. If there was a way to combine the searches with images, I think it would be nice to include that."
"I've worked on three projects using Hugging Face, and only once did we encounter a problem with the code. We had to use another open-source embedding from OpenAI to resolve it. Our team has three members: me, my colleague, and a team leader. We looked at the problem and resolved it."
"Hugging Face could improve by implementing a search engine or chat bot feature similar to ChatGPT."
"Implementing a cloud system to showcase historical data would be beneficial."
"Regarding scalability, I'm finding the multi-GPU aspect of it challenging. Training the model is another hurdle, although I'm only getting into that aspect currently."
"Most people upload their pre-trained models on Hugging Face, but more details should be added about the models."
"Initially, I faced issues with the solution's configuration."
"It can incorporate AI into its services."
"The initial setup can be rated as a seven out of ten due to occasional issues during model deployment, which might require adjustments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The solution is open source."
"The tool is open-source. The cost depends on what task you're doing. If you're using a large language model with around 12 million parameters, it will cost more. On average, Hugging Face is open source so you can download models to your local machine for free. For deployment, you can use any cloud service."
"We do not have to pay for the product."
"I recall seeing a fee of nine dollars, and there's also an enterprise option priced at twenty dollars per month."
"So, it's requires expensive machines to open services or open LLM models."
"Hugging Face is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohere?
Cohere has a free tier. You can use the API in development mode, so you can just use it for free. But if you go to production, you will have to pay. I would advise someone to really consider it fir...
What needs improvement with Cohere?
Cohere has text generation. I think it is mainly focused on AI search. If there was a way to combine the searches with images, I think it would be nice to include that.
What is your primary use case for Cohere?
I use it for a personal project, a Discord bot for my Discord server. I haven't used it that much, but so far it's amazing. I like the support team. They are very good.
What do you like most about Hugging Face?
My preferred aspects are natural language processing and question-answering.
What needs improvement with Hugging Face?
It is challenging to suggest specific improvements for Hugging Face, as their platform is already very well-organized and efficient. However, they could focus on cleaning up outdated models if they...
What is your primary use case for Hugging Face?
I am working on AI with various large language models for different purposes such as medicine and law, where they are fine-tuned with specific requirements. I download LLMs from Hugging Face for th...
 

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