HF download stall explained: bigger models, mature APIs, accelerating local use
natolambert · x · 2026-10-14
Commenting on updated download data (2k local checkpoints matched to primary weights, showing a stall rather than decline), Nathan Lambert's TLDR: models have gotten bigger and harder to serve; transformers' tracking got more conservative; open-model APIs got established, reducing downloads; and local models accelerated as a new growth area. Data is publicly available.
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