“Yes. Hugging Face supports versioning for both models and datasets natively.”
+ native model and dataset versioning
“Yes. Hugging Face supports versioning for both models and datasets natively.”
+ artifact versioning
“Hugging Face handles the first very well.”
− limited automatic experiment lineage
“Automatic experiment lineage graph | Limited”
− limited experiment comparison
“Compare experiments | Limited | Yes”
“You don't necessarily need Weights & Biases (W&B) alongside Hugging Face.”
+ automatic artifact lineage
“W&B Artifacts can automatically record relationships between inputs and outputs when you instrument your pipeline.”
+ experiment tracking
“W&B provides a more integrated solution for the second and third.”
− not needed for basic versioning
“Don't introduce W&B just because you need dataset and model versioning.”
“Option C: Hugging Face + MLflow”
+ open-source experiment tracking and model lineage
“Worth considering if you want open-source experiment tracking and model lineage, particularly in a self-hosted environment.”
+ experiment tracking, model management, and dataset tracking
“MLflow provides experiment tracking, model management, and dataset tracking capabilities.”