Hugging Face Top LLMs
The most-downloaded LLM on Hugging Face right now is openai-community/gpt2 with 28,989,033 downloads over the trailing 30 days.
Large language models are the workhorses of applied AI, and Hugging Face's download counter shows which ones the world actually runs. This chart ranks the ten most-downloaded text-generation models — GPT-class and open-weights alike — refreshed daily from the official Hugging Face API.
openai-community/gpt2
28,989,033 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 3,909 likes.
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2
6,580,429 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 1,590 likes.
Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct
5,601,971 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 2,483 likes.
ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF
5,426,513 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 620 likes.
Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct
4,960,320 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 724 likes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most downloaded LLM on Hugging Face?
The current leader is shown at No.1 above. Only text-generation models are eligible, and they are ranked by the official 30-day download counter from the Hugging Face API.
Why are some famous models missing from the list?
This chart counts downloads, not fame. A widely-discussed model can sit far down the list if most of its usage happens elsewhere, or if it is not tagged as a text-generation model on the Hub.
When is this chart updated?
Every day at 00:00 UTC, directly from the official Hugging Face API.
Editor’s Notes
- Download counts are the official Hugging Face figure — downloads over the trailing 30 days.
- Only models tagged pipeline_tag=text-generation are eligible, so pure embedding or image models are charted separately.
- Counts are taken at 00:00 UTC daily; the live number on Hugging Face may be higher by the time you read this.
Last updated: 2026-11-02