Unexpected 10x Increase in Inference API Costs

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Hi,

I noticed a significant increase in my Hugging Face Inference API costs. Last month, I made 569 requests, which cost $0.54. This month, with 690 requests, the cost jumped to $6.38—a 10x increase per request.

Previously, each image inference cost around $0.005, but since March 24, it has increased to $0.05 per image.

I’d like to understand:

What could be causing this sudden price jump?

How can I check which GPU instance is being used?

Is there a way to optimize costs or choose a lower-cost option?

Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

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There is no information yet since the announcement of this change…

Since it is about money, it might be more reliable to contact them at this email address. billing@huggingface.co

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I noticed the “Pay as You Go” (PAYG) update was announced 14 days ago, but my cost increase started on March 24. Last month, 569 requests cost me $0.54, but this month, 690 requests already cost $6.38—a 10x increase per request.

Previously, each image inference cost around $0.005, but since March 24, it has jumped to $0.05 per image.

Could this be related to the PAYG change?

Has anyone else experienced the same issue?

Did anyone find a solution?

I’ve already emailed Hugging Face support, but I’m curious if others are facing this too. Any insights would be appreciated!

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