Upload speeds extremely slow / stalling since April 1st
Hugging Face Forums [Unofficial]
April 3, 2026
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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