# Problem with Hugging Chat

> Source: <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/problem-with-hugging-chat/178021#post_2>
> Published: 2026-07-20 08:42:24+00:00

Hmm… I think you may be mixing up the ZeroGPU quota with Inference Providers credits:

The **24-hour reset applies to the daily GPU-time quota for ZeroGPU Spaces**. HuggingChat is different: the current HuggingChat Omni service is powered by **Hugging Face Inference Providers**, and Free users consume their **monthly inference credits** when using it.

The relevant public references are:

So, if your monthly included credits were exhausted earlier in July 2026, not using HuggingChat for a week would not replenish them. Under the reset timing described by the HF staff reply, the next reset would be **August 1, 2026**, rather than 24 hours after your last HuggingChat message.

The quickest way to distinguish this from a bug is to open your [Inference Providers settings and usage overview](https://huggingface.co/settings/inference-providers/overview). The official documentation says this page shows the previous month’s usage broken down by model and provider.

The fact that the question was simple mathematics does not necessarily change this. A small prompt may cost less than a large one, but it cannot restore an account-level monthly allowance that has already been exhausted.

ZeroGPU and Inference Providers are separate systemsSo my default interpretation would be: **this is probably the monthly Inference Providers allowance used by HuggingChat, not the daily ZeroGPU Spaces quota**. The Inference Providers usage page should separate those two cases in one step. If that page still shows available credits, then the popup is evidence of a separate issue rather than an expected 24-hour reset.
