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DeepSeek API vs Hugging Face Inference: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hugging Face Inference is more reliable than DeepSeek API, scoring 100.0 vs 76.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DeepSeek API reported 24 incidents and Hugging Face Inference reported 0, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
VS
| Metric | DeepSeek API | Hugging Face Inference |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 76.5 | 100.0 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #6 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DeepSeek API and Hugging Face Inference differ
- Hugging Face Inference reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while DeepSeek API reported 24.
- DeepSeek API had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Hugging Face Inference.
90-day uptime
DeepSeek API
Hugging Face Inference
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DeepSeek API incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Major outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
DeepSeek 网页/API 部分中断（DeepSeek Web/API Partially Unavailable）
- Degraded performanceOct 12, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Recent Hugging Face Inference incidents
- MaintenanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 4h 57m
Maintenance: Scheduled maintenance: Inference Endpoints (H200)
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- Cerebras Inference · #4 · 99.88% uptime