We compared Azure OpenAI and Hugging Face based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Azure OpenAI is praised for seamless integration with Azure services, strong machine learning capabilities, and exceptional customer service. Users appreciate its affordable pricing and flexible licensing options. Conversely, Hugging Face is valued for its diverse NLP models, pre-trained models, community support, and user-friendly interface. Both platforms receive positive ROI feedback but have areas for improvement.
Features: Azure OpenAI stands out for its seamless integration with other Azure services, resource scalability, and robust machine learning capabilities. On the other hand, Hugging Face excels in NLP models, pre-trained models, community support, user-friendly interface, and extensive documentation.
Pricing and ROI: Azure OpenAI has been praised for its affordable pricing and flexible licensing options. Users appreciate the cost-efficient nature of the service, with minimal setup efforts required. On the other hand, Hugging Face offers reasonable pricing and minimal setup cost, making it easy for users to start quickly. The licensing terms are clear and transparent for a satisfactory experience., Azure OpenAI has been praised for its positive ROI, with users reporting increased efficiency, cost reduction, and improved business performance. The product offers seamless integration and accurate insights. Hugging Face also delivered user satisfaction with their ROI. However, specific differences were not mentioned.
Room for Improvement: Azure OpenAI has received feedback on specific functions that need improvement, while Hugging Face has identified areas requiring enhancements based on user feedback.
Deployment and customer support: The user reviews for Azure OpenAI indicate that both deployment and setup timeframes should be considered separately, with one user spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup. On the other hand, the reviews for Hugging Face mention that the duration for establishing a new tech solution can vary significantly, with some users taking three months for deployment and others only needing a week. The reviews for Hugging Face do not mention a separate timeframe for setup, highlighting the difference between the two products., Azure OpenAI has been highly regarded for its efficient and knowledgeable customer service. Users appreciate the exceptional assistance and guidance provided. On the other hand, Hugging Face's support team is seen as prompt and effective, catering to the needs of customers in a helpful and friendly manner.
The summary above is based on 15 interviews we conducted recently with Azure OpenAI and Hugging Face users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"We have many use cases for the solution, such as digitalizing records, a chatbot looking at records, and being able to use generative AI on them."
"OpenAI's models are more mature than Watson's. They offer a wider range of features and provide richer outputs."
"The product saves a lot of time."
"Two aspects I appreciate are the turnaround time and ease of use. As it's a managed service, the quick turnaround is beneficial, and the simple interface makes it easy to work with. Performance and scalability are also strong points since you can scale as needed."
"Generative AI or GenAI seems to be the best part of the solution."
"My goal was to create an experience where project managers don't have to read through entire documents. Instead, they can ask a question and receive relevant point analysis. This analysis identifies the document and specific section where the information resides. Previously, users had to rely on these document references. Now, Azure OpenAI enhances the experience by providing the answer directly in the user's own language, relevant to their context."
"Azure OpenAI is useful for benchmarking products."
"You just have to write accurate prompts according to your requirements, and the solution gives very good results."
"My preferred aspects are natural language processing and question-answering."
"What I find the most valuable about Hugging Face is that I can check all the models on it and see which ones have the best performance without using another platform."
"Azure OpenAI is not an optimized tool yet, making it one of its shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Latency performance is a major part. And I'm seeking support for multiple models that handle text, images, videos, and voice. I'm from India, and I'm looking for more support in Indian languages. There are 18 official languages and many more unofficial. We need support for these languages, especially in voice moderation, which is not yet available."
"Azure OpenAI will be expensive if you want to implement it as a permanent solution for a customer."
"We are awaiting the new updates like multi-model capabilities."
"The solution's response is a bit slow sometimes."
"There are no available updates of information that are currently provided."
"The product features themselves are fine. However, with Microsoft scaling the service so much, the support structure needs to keep pace. When solving complex issues, the process of interacting with Microsoft can be quite time-consuming."
"We encountered challenges related to question understanding."
"Implementing a cloud system to showcase historical data would be beneficial."
"The area that needs improvement would be the organization of the materials. It could be clearer and more systematic. It would be good if the layout was clear and we could search the models easily."
Azure OpenAI is ranked 2nd in AI Development Platforms with 23 reviews while Hugging Face is ranked 7th in AI Development Platforms with 3 reviews. Azure OpenAI is rated 8.0, while Hugging Face is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Azure OpenAI writes "Created a chatbot powered by OpenAI to answer HR, travel, and expense-related questions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hugging Face writes "A comprehensive natural language processing ecosystem offering a diverse range of pre-trained models and a collaborative platform". Azure OpenAI is most compared with Google Vertex AI, Amazon SageMaker, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, Google Cloud AI Platform and IBM Watson Studio, whereas Hugging Face is most compared with Google Vertex AI, Replicate, Google Cloud AI Platform, TensorFlow and Amazon SageMaker. See our Azure OpenAI vs. Hugging Face report.
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