# Hugging Face

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Questions

## Hugging Face: frequently asked

Should production pull models from the Hub directly?

We advise against it. Mirror the exact model revision to your own object storage or registry so a deploy does not fail because of a network issue or a changed upstream repository.

Do we need a paid Hugging Face plan?

Not for downloading public models. Paid plans add private repositories, team features and hosted inference, which some teams find useful.

Running Hugging Face, or deciding whether to? Tell us what you have; the first consultation is free.

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