The open-source AI platforms vying to become China’s Hugging Face

Rest of World · 2 weeks ago · 18

China blocked access to Hugging Face in 2023, which helped drive the push for domestic open-model platforms like ModelScope and MoArk while some labs still share models through the blocked route. ModelScope hosts more than 170,000 models as of March. As a result, China’s open-model ecosystem is expanding with faster download and local chip compatibility efforts, and developers are evaluating domestic sites versus Hugging Face and GitHub.