I started using Hugging Face because I'm still prototyping. Other vendors are pretty managed offerings with many costs in getting code built out, whereas Hugging Face is free. Alternatives like Vertex OpenAI and Azure OpenAI offer access to large language models, but most platforms are closed and restrict fine-tuning. This is where Hugging Face shines. Its open nature allows for fine-tuning of models, providing a significant advantage. Additionally, if data security is a concern, enterprises can deploy their own Hugging Face model as an endpoint or local instance, avoiding the need to send data to externally managed offerings. This flexibility and control over data makes Hugging Face a compelling choice for producing large language models.