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Upload speeds extremely slow / stalling since April 1st

Hugging Face Forums [Unofficial] April 3, 2026
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Since yesterday afternoon (April 1st), I’ve been experiencing extremely slow upload speeds when uploading GGUF model files to the Hub using hf upload. The uploads start at a reasonable speed but progressively slow down from ~1 MB/s, then downgrades to a few KB/s, and eventually stall completely at ~110 KB/s with seemingly no progress at all.

What I’ve tried:

  • Uploading all files at once vs single file, same issue
  • Disabling xet (HF_HUB_ENABLE_XET=0) and hf-transfer (HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER=0), same issue
  • Using an older version of huggingface-hub (0.36.2) — same issue
  • Checked status.huggingface.co, no reported issues
  • My internet connection is fine for everything else

The pattern is consistent: uploads begin at normal speed, then gradually degrade over a few minutes until they completely stop progressing. This happens regardless of file size or number of files being uploaded.

Environment:

  • huggingface-hub: 1.8.0 (also tested with 0.36.2)
  • OS: Windows 11 Pro
  • Files: GGUF model files ranging from 11GB to 47GB

This was working fine until yesterday. Is anyone else experiencing similar issues?

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