Hugging Face downloads for top open LLMs drop ~30%, likely a counting change
natolambert · x · 2026-10-11
Nathan Lambert reports a noticeable decline in Hugging Face downloads across top open LLMs: a 30% drop in download rate for many leading models, continuing over time rather than a one-off blip. He suspects a change in HF's download counting methodology and asks for other explanations — a caveat for anyone ranking models by download stats.
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