# prompts.chat vs transformers

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** transformers

| Attribute | prompts.chat | transformers |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 41 (62% (medium)) | 70.9 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 31,800 |
| adoption.github_stars | 172,057 | 167,710 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"prompts.chat is a community platform where users browse, share, and collect AI prompts. It serves anyone working with AI tools who wants to discover prompts created by others or contribute their own to the community.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"What is prompts.chat?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"prompts.chat is entirely free and open source with no paid plans or subscription costs. All features, including full access to the prompt library and community, are available at no cost.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"What is the pricing model?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"The platform is available as a web application, command-line interface (CLI), and native mobile apps for iOS and Mac. This supports access across multiple devices and different workflows.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"What platforms does prompts.chat support?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Yes, prompts.chat can be self-hosted since it is open source. This lets you run the platform privately on your own servers with complete control over your data.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"Can I deploy prompts.chat on my own infrastructure?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"prompts.chat integrates with Raycast, GitHub, and Copilot Chat. These integrations allow you to access and manage prompts directly within these tools.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"What external tools integrate with prompts.chat?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"As an open source platform, the code is fully transparent and auditable. You can also self-host the platform to keep all data on your own infrastructure rather than relying on a hosted service.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"How does prompts.chat approach data privacy?","confidence":0.88},{"answer":"Yes, the platform is built as a community space where you can browse community-created prompts, share your own, and collect favorites for future use.","source":"https://prompts.chat","question":"Can I contribute and collect prompts?","confidence":0.92}]` | `[{"answer":"A central library for defining and using state-of-the-art machine learning models with compatibility across multiple training frameworks, inference engines, and deployment platforms. Works with PyTorch, FSDP, DeepSpeed, vLLM, and other tools for both inference and training workflows. It is indexed under AI Tools.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"What is transformers?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"transformers is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"Is transformers free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"transformers supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"What platforms does transformers support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. transformers can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"Can transformers be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 23 integrations for transformers, including PyTorch, DeepSpeed, FSDP, Axolotl, Unsloth, vLLM, SGLang and TGI, plus 15 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"What does transformers integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for transformers. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as transformers not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://huggingface.co/privacy","question":"What security certifications does transformers have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. transformers is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers","question":"Is transformers open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source community hub where users can browse, share, and curate AI prompts, with options to self-host for complete privacy. | Hugging Face is a hub for machine learning where users can host models, datasets, and interactive applications (Spaces), along with cloud storage and GPU compute infrastructure for model development and inference. |
| integrations.count | 5 | 24 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"Raycast"},{"name":"App Store"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":false},{"name":"Claude","native":false},{"name":"Gemini","native":false},{"name":"Llama","native":false},{"name":"Mistral","native":false}]` | `[{"name":"PyTorch"},{"name":"DeepSpeed"},{"name":"FSDP"},{"name":"PyTorch-Lightning"},{"name":"Axolotl"},{"name":"Unsloth"},{"name":"vLLM"},{"name":"SGLang"},{"name":"TGI"},{"name":"llama.cpp"},{"name":"mlx"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Diffusers"},{"name":"Datasets"},{"name":"Gradio"},{"name":"Accelerate"},{"name":"PEFT"},{"name":"TRL"},{"name":"Optimum"},{"name":"Safetensors"},{"name":"Bitsandbytes"},{"name":"PyCharm","native":true},{"name":"Kaggle","native":true,"category":"collaboration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Papers with Code","native":true,"category":"research","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | HTML | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community (Free)","summary":"Free forever, open source","features":["Browse and discover prompts","Share prompts with community","Collect and organize prompts","Self-host with complete privacy","100% open source"],"description":"Full access to the open source prompt library with self-hosting capability","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://prompts.chat","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:10:15.998Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$9/month","features":["2x public storage capacity","$2 monthly inference credits","8x ZeroGPU quota with highest priority","PRO badge"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced experience for individual users","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$20/user/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Collaborative workspace for growing teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom features and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Cloud Storage (HF Hub)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Cloud Storage (AWS S3)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":23,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Cloud Storage (Backblaze Overdrive)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Pro at $9/month, Team at $20/user/month, Enterprise custom pricing. Free tier with CPU compute. Storage starts at $8/TB/mo with volume discounts.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:22:00.502Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":9,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 7 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.19.0","date":"2026-10-06T16:39:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.18.0","date":"2026-09-30T16:46:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.17.0","date":"2026-09-09T15:42:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.16.1","date":"2026-08-26T14:50:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.16.0","date":"2026-08-26T12:35:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.15.1","date":"2026-08-19T10:50:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.15.0","date":"2026-08-10T10:28:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.14.1","date":"2026-07-16T09:41:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.14.0","date":"2026-07-15T19:02:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.13.1","date":"2026-07-11T09:15:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.13.0","date":"2026-07-03T16:06:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.12.1","date":"2026-06-15T17:29:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.10.3","date":"2026-06-15T17:29:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.12.0","date":"2026-06-12T14:39:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.11.0","date":"2026-06-10T16:32:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.10.2","date":"2026-06-04T18:43:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.10.1","date":"2026-06-03T15:37:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.9.0","date":"2026-05-20T14:12:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.8.1","date":"2026-05-13T03:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v5.8.0","date":"2026-05-05T16:52:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.5 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ff%2Fprompts.chat&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":24,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=transformers&per_page=100","last_12m":5,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T11:47:30.807Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*