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Docker SDK now marked as "Paid" when creating a new Space?

Hugging Face silently moved Docker Space deployments behind a PRO subscription paywall, with users reporting that the Docker SDK is now marked as "Paid" in the UI and CLI deployments return errors requiring a PRO subscription. The change was made without announcement, changelog, or pricing page update, affecting free-tier users.

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Docker SDK now marked as "Paid" when creating a new Space?
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ryac 1 Today I noticed that the Docker SDK is marked as Paid when creating a new Space. Earlier today it appeared to be available on the free tier.

I couldn’t find any announcement, changelog, or documentation update about this change.

Is this:

  • an intentional rollout,
  • an account-specific restriction,
  • or a temporary UI issue?

Thanks!

Hmm… Seems not here. Perhaps depends to settings or so? Or fixed itself…?

rsamf 3 I see something similar in the UI but yeah, looks like they literally just moved cpu basic for docker container deployments behind a paywall. I just tried deploying something in CLI and I got “Static Spaces are free for everyone, but hosting Gradio and Docker Spaces on free cpu-basic requires a PRO subscription. Subscribe at PRO Account - Hugging Face

Sadly, they did this without an announcement or warning. They haven’t even updated their pricing page:

ryac 4 I see the same thing when trying with the CLI. Odd that there’s no announcement or documentation on it. :\

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