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  "path": "/t/looking-for-cpu-compute-grant-flashlm-ternary-cpu-only-language-model/173626#post_2",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T04:38:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.huggingface.co",
  "tags": [
    "There are quite a few research grants for other sites",
    "Hugging Face"
  ],
  "textContent": "> Anyone know if HuggingFace offers CPU compute grants, or have suggestions for where to get donated CPU time for open-source research?\n\nHmm… When it comes to Hugging Face, the only thing that comes to mind is the Spaces Community Grant (below). There are quite a few research grants for other sites, but I don’t know much about the details.\n\n* * *\n\n## What Hugging Face means by “community grants” for Spaces\n\nA “community grant” (often referred to as a **community GPU grant / community hardware grant**) is **Hugging Face assigning upgraded hardware to a specific Space** , so you can run it without adding a payment card. The official docs point you to **apply from the Space’s Settings tab**. (Hugging Face)\n\n## How to request it (UI)\n\n  1. **Create a Space** (Gradio / Streamlit / Docker) and make sure it **builds and runs** on the free CPU tier.\n  2. Open your Space page, then click the **Settings** tab (top nav of the Space). (Hugging Face)\n  3. Scroll to the **Hardware** section and select the hardware you want (for CPU, that’s typically **CPU Upgrade**). (Hugging Face)\n  4. When you try to switch hardware, you should see an option to **request a free upgrade / apply for a community grant** (the GPU docs explicitly mention you can “request a free upgrade” from Settings). (Hugging Face)\n  5. Submit the request form (it’s tied to that Space).\n\n\n\nNotes:\n\n  * HF Spaces currently lists **CPU Basic (2 vCPU / 16GB)** and **CPU Upgrade (8 vCPU / 32GB)** as standard CPU options. (Hugging Face)\n  * HF’s Hub API docs also state that **a payment card or a community grant is required** to access upgraded hardware. (Hugging Face)\n\n",
  "title": "Looking for CPU compute grant — FlashLM, ternary CPU-only language model"
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