Pay for Hugging Face Hub with your Google Cloud Account

Paying for Hugging Face Hub via Google Cloud

If your team already uses Google Cloud, you can streamline the way you pay for Hugging Face services by subscribing through the Google Cloud Marketplace. This approach consolidates your Hugging Face usage onto your existing cloud invoice, eliminates the need for a separate corporate credit card, and keeps procurement within a single system.

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Why Use Google Cloud Billing?

• Single invoice – All Hugging Face compute, storage, and subscription fees appear on your regular Google Cloud bill, making cost tracking easier.
• No extra vendor onboarding – Purchases flow through the same billing account and procurement process you already manage.
• Full feature coverage – The marketplace subscription includes Team/Enterprise plans, pay‑as‑you‑go compute (Jobs, Inference Endpoints, Inference Providers, GPU Spaces), and additional storage at Hugging Face’s public pricing.
• Auditability – Linking and unlinking actions are recorded in your organization’s audit logs, providing a clear change history.

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Step‑by‑Step Setup for Admins

1. Subscribe on the Google Cloud Marketplace

1. Open the Hugging Face Hub listing in the Google Cloud Marketplace.
2. Choose the Google Cloud project you want to associate.
3. Click Subscribe, select the billing account to charge, review the terms, and confirm.
4. After the order is placed, click Sign up with Hugging Face to complete the linkage.

2. Link Your Hugging Face Organization

1. On Hugging Face, you’ll see a list of organizations where you have admin rights.
2. Select the organization to link and confirm.
3. You’ll be redirected to the organization’s billing settings; the Google Cloud account will appear with a pending status.
4. While pending, any usage continues to be billed to the existing payment method (if any).

3. Await Subscription Approval

• The Hugging Face team reviews each marketplace subscription before activating billing.
• Once approved, you’ll receive an email confirming the link.
• Existing credit‑card‑based billing switches to the marketplace at the start of the next billing period for paid tiers, or immediately for free‑tier accounts.

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What to Keep in Mind

• Credit card replacement – Google Cloud becomes the sole payment method; you can’t add separate Hugging Face credits while the marketplace billing is active.
• Included credits – Team or Enterprise subscriptions still apply their monthly included credits before any pay‑as‑you‑go usage is reported to Google Cloud.
• Monitoring usage – Use the Billing section in your Hugging Face organization settings or the Billing reports in the Google Cloud console to track spend.
• Audit logs – Both linking and unlinking actions are logged, helping you maintain compliance and traceability.

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Getting Help

If you encounter issues or have questions about the billing integration, reach out to billing@huggingface.co. Detailed documentation is also available in the Hugging Face billing guide.

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By moving Hugging Face Hub billing onto Google Cloud, you gain a unified view of your AI‑related spend, reduce administrative overhead, and keep your procurement workflow consistent across services. Happy building!