HF pricing update: Inference API Paid tier sunsetting; migrate to Inference Endpoints and Spaces hardware upgrades

AI Impact Summary

HF is sunsetting the Inference API paid tier while keeping free access and steering enterprise workloads toward Inference Endpoints, plus introducing Spaces hardware upgrades. This shifts billing to a monthly, consolidated model with card-based payments tied to organizations, and centralizes usage visibility in billing settings. For engineers and product managers, plan migration of production workloads to Inference Endpoints, adjust cost models and dashboards, and align budgeting and payment workflows with the new organization-level billing structure.