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Open-weight AI models gain traction on Hugging Face

Several open-weight AI models are gaining traction on Hugging Face, with MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 leading in downloads and stars for its image-text-to-video capabilities. Other models like DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, DavidAU/Qwen3.6-27B-Fable-Fusion-711-Uncensored-Heretic-NM-DAU-NEO-MAX-MTP-GGUF, and baidu/Unlimited-OCR are also noted for their performance in text generation and image-to-text tasks. AI

IMPACT Highlights growing adoption and interest in open-weight models for various AI tasks, particularly image-to-video generation.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on the popularity and download statistics of several open-weight AI models on Hugging Face, indicating their real-world usage and traction.

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Open-weight AI models gain traction on Hugging Face

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is climbing on Hugging Face: 47.5k downloads/30 days, 3.5k ♡. Open-weight, image text to video. Real-world usage shows traction for this

    🤗 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is climbing on Hugging Face: 47.5k downloads/30 days, 3.5k ♡. Open-weight, image text to video. Real-world usage shows traction for this model. https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 jumped to 35.3k downloads in 30 days—that's image-text-to-video, open-weight, and already at 3.3k stars. Is this the alternative to closed

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 jumped to 35.3k downloads in 30 days—that's image-text-to-video, open-weight, and already at 3.3k stars. Is this the alternative to closed video generators the community is flocking to? https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 ⬇ 0 downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.1k · text generation · Mit Open-weight models ranked by r

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 ⬇ 0 downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.1k · text generation · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  4. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: DavidAU/Qwen3.6-27B-Fable-Fusion-711-Uncensored-Heretic-NM-DAU-NEO-MAX-MTP-GGUF ⬇ 955.8k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.1k · im

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: DavidAU/Qwen3.6-27B-Fable-Fusion-711-Uncensored-Heretic-NM-DAU-NEO-MAX-MTP-GGUF ⬇ 955.8k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.1k · image text to text · Apache-2.0 Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # …

  5. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.6M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3.1k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.6M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3.1k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 climbs on Hugging Face: 1.6M downloads/30d, 3.9k likes. Image-text-to-video usage beats stars — open-weight rankings measured daily from p

    "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 climbs on Hugging Face: 1.6M downloads/30d, 3.9k likes. Image-text-to-video usage beats stars — open-weight rankings measured daily from public data." Count: "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is climbing on Hugging Face: 59.4k downloads in 30 days, 3.6k hearts. An image-text-to-video model that’s flying under the radar—see what’s

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is climbing on Hugging Face: 59.4k downloads in 30 days, 3.6k hearts. An image-text-to-video model that’s flying under the radar—see what’s driving that usage. https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  8. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is climbing on Hugging Face: 18.1k downloads in 30 days, 3k likes. Open-weight model for image+text to video—a rare combo that’s gaining

    🤗 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is climbing on Hugging Face: 18.1k downloads in 30 days, 3k likes. Open-weight model for image+text to video—a rare combo that’s gaining real traction. https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  9. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is the image-text-to-video model climbing Hugging Face right now: 18.1k downloads/30 days, 3k hearts. The open-weight model is gaining real

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is the image-text-to-video model climbing Hugging Face right now: 18.1k downloads/30 days, 3k hearts. The open-weight model is gaining real traction. https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  10. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 climbs Hugging Face: 12.1k downloads/30 days, 2.8k hearts. Image text to video, open-weight — see its real-world usage ranking. https://

    🤗 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 climbs Hugging Face: 12.1k downloads/30 days, 2.8k hearts. Image text to video, open-weight — see its real-world usage ranking. https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  11. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 ⬇ 10.8k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.6k · image text to video · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 ⬇ 10.8k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.6k · image text to video · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  12. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 ⬇ 0 downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.2k · image text to video · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-worl

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 ⬇ 0 downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.2k · image text to video · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  13. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Let me rewrite: "🤗 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is climbing on Hugging Face: 433.3k downloads/30 days, 2.4k likes, MIT licensed text generation model. Ope

    Let me rewrite: "🤗 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is climbing on Hugging Face: 433.3k downloads/30 days, 2.4k likes, MIT licensed text generation model. Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day:" https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  14. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 837.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.7k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wo

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 837.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.7k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  15. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 559.9k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.5k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wo

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 559.9k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.5k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  16. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 ⬇ 15.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.5k · text generation · With Open-weight models ranked

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 ⬇ 15.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.5k · text generation · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  17. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 493.5k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.3k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wo

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 493.5k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.3k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  18. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 99.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 8.8k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wor

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 99.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 8.8k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  19. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 99.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 8.3k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wor

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 99.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 8.3k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  20. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 2.9k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 7k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 2.9k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 7k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  21. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 2.9k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 7k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 2.9k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 7k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  22. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.6M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3.2k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.6M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3.2k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  23. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 ⬇ 56.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 709 · text generation · Openmdw-1.1 Open-weight models ranked by rea

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 ⬇ 56.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 709 · text generation · Openmdw-1.1 Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  24. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 ⬇ 45.3k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 668 · text generation · Openmdw-1.1 Open-weight models ranked by rea

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 ⬇ 45.3k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 668 · text generation · Openmdw-1.1 Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  25. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.5M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world u

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.5M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  26. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.4M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.9k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.4M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.9k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  27. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: thinkingmachines/Inkling ⬇ 16.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.5k · image text to text · Apache-2.0 Open-weight models ranked

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: thinkingmachines/Inkling ⬇ 16.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.5k · image text to text · Apache-2.0 Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  28. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is pulling 26.7k downloads in 30 days — image-to-video open-weight models with real traction, not just buzz. See how it sits next to the re

    MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 is pulling 26.7k downloads in 30 days — image-to-video open-weight models with real traction, not just buzz. See how it sits next to the rest. https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  29. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 387.8k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.1k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wo

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 387.8k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 9.1k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  30. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 99.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 8.8k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-wor

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ⬇ 99.2k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 8.8k · image text to text · Other Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// olud.ai/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  31. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.7M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3.4k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.7M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 3.4k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  32. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 ⬇ 29k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 621 · text generation · Openmdw-1.1 Open-weight models ranked by real-

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: poolside/Laguna-S-2.1 ⬇ 29k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 621 · text generation · Openmdw-1.1 Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  33. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.4M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.9k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: baidu/Unlimited-OCR ⬇ 2.4M downloads / 30 days · ♡ 2.9k · image text to text · Mit Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace

  34. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: thinkingmachines/Inkling ⬇ 16.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.5k · image text to text · Apache-2.0 Open-weight models ranked

    🤗 Climbing on Hugging Face right now: thinkingmachines/Inkling ⬇ 16.4k downloads / 30 days · ♡ 1.5k · image text to text · Apache-2.0 Open-weight models ranked by real-world usage, every day: https:// opensourceai.tech/#leaderboard # OpenSource # AI # HuggingFace