Alternative model repositories for local storage and redundancy
July 18, 2026
Users are identifying alternative model hubs like ModelScope, ckpt.cc, and huggingbay.xyz to mitigate potential availability risks with HuggingFace. The discussion focuses on local hardware redundancy and sourcing model weights from distributed sources.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou should consider multi-source redundancy for your model weight pipelines.
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founderThis highlights a growing user concern regarding centralized model hosting dependencies.