Exciting news for Hugging Face users! You can now seamlessly link your Hugging Face organization to your Google Cloud account. This new integration allows you to have your Hugging Face usage reflected on your Google Cloud bill, rather than being charged to a credit card. Let’s explore how you can get started with this integration via the Google Cloud Marketplace.
Why Pay Through Google Cloud?
Hugging Face is a powerful platform where teams can find, build, and run open models. Whether you’re hosting private models and datasets, executing GPU workloads through Jobs, deploying models using Inference Endpoints, or calling thousands of models via Inference Providers, the platform has a lot to offer. Additionally, it provides the capability to host demos on GPU Spaces.
If your organization is already utilizing Google Cloud, onboarding a new vendor and handling a separate corporate credit card can complicate the billing and procurement process. By linking your Hugging Face organization to your Google Cloud account:
- One Bill: Your Hugging Face usage will be conveniently listed on your existing Google Cloud invoice, simplifying your payment tracking.
- No New Vendor Onboarding: You can manage all purchases through your established Google Cloud billing account, streamlining your procurement process.
- Comprehensive Coverage: This includes upgrading to a Team or Enterprise subscription, along with pay-as-you-go services like Jobs, Inference Endpoints, Inference Providers, GPU Spaces, and more at competitive public pricing.
Are you an admin of a Hugging Face organization? Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started.
1. Subscribe to Hugging Face on the Google Cloud Marketplace
Begin by navigating to the Hugging Face Hub listing on the Google Cloud Marketplace. Choose the Google Cloud project you’d like to link and click “Subscribe”.
You will then reach the subscription page. Here, select the billing account to charge for the services, review and accept the terms, and click “Subscribe”.
Once your order is confirmed, Google Cloud will prompt you to complete the account setup with Hugging Face. Click “Sign up with Hugging Face” to proceed.
2. Link Your Hugging Face Organization
You’re now on the Hugging Face platform, where you can select the organization you wish to link to your Google Cloud account. Only organizations where you have admin privileges will be displayed. Choose your organization and confirm your selection.
You will then be redirected to your organization’s billing settings. Here, the payment method section will indicate that your Google Cloud account is linked but currently pending validation.
It’s important to note that all marketplace subscriptions are reviewed by the Hugging Face team before any paid usage is billed through the new method. During this pending phase, if your organization already has another payment method, any usage will continue to be charged to that.
3. Subscription Approved
Upon approval of your subscription, you will receive a confirmation email notifying you that your Google Cloud account and Hugging Face organization are now linked. If your organization has a credit card on record, billing will transition to cloud marketplace billing at the start of the next billing cycle. Conversely, organizations without a credit card typically switch immediately from the free tier.
To check the status, navigate to your organization’s billing settings where you will see the Google Cloud account listed as your active payment method.
Congratulations!
Your organization is now set to be billed through your Google Cloud account. All team members can now access Hugging Face’s compute services, and usage will be clearly reflected on your Google Cloud bill.
Here are a few additional details to keep in mind:
- Google Cloud Replaces Credit Card: The organization’s credit card is replaced by the Google Cloud billing method, meaning you can’t add credits while using the marketplace billing.
- Included Credits Still Apply: If your organization holds a Team or Enterprise subscription, any monthly included credits will be applied before reporting pay-as-you-go usage to Google Cloud.
- Monitor Your Usage: You can track your usage at any point from the billing section of the organization settings and find detailed charges in the Google Cloud console’s billing reports.
- Auditing Linking and Unlinking: Both actions are thoroughly recorded in your organization’s audit logs.
Thanks for following along! For more detailed information, be sure to check out the billing documentation. For any inquiries, feel free to reach out to us at billing@huggingface.co.
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