Model card
The README of a model: what it does, its license, and its limits.
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Analogy
The npm README you should read before installing, and the license you should check before shipping.
In an agent
Check it before putting a model in your agent: wrong license or wrong language support is an expensive surprise.
Questions people ask
What is a Hugging Face model card?
A model card is the README of a model. It explains what the model does, what data it was trained on, which languages it supports, its known limits and its license. Read it before using a model, just as you would read a package's README before installing it.
What should I check on a model card before using it in production?
The license, to confirm commercial use is allowed. The supported languages and tasks. Known limits and biases. The model's size, to see whether it fits your hardware. A wrong license or missing language support found after launch is an expensive surprise.