Yes, Gradio is free to use with no time limit and no usage cap that forces a paid upgrade. The free plan includes up to 20 queued events maximum.
About
Gradio is a Python library for building web interfaces around machine learning models and other Python functions. It provides high-level components such as textboxes, images, audio, plots, chatbots, dataframes, sliders, file explorers, and video inputs so developers can assemble demos and interactive apps without writing frontend code.
The library includes launch helpers for local hosting and public sharing, plus support for Hugging Face Spaces deployment. It is aimed at developers who want to prototype, test, and publish ML demos quickly while keeping the application logic in Python.
- Python-based web UI for ML models
- 40+ built-in interface components
- Local launch and public share links
- Hugging Face Spaces hosting support
- Queueing and load event handling
- Interface, Blocks, and ChatInterface APIs
Free Tier Value
This free tier is perpetual and has no usage cap, so it’s treated as an uncapped always-free offering rather than something to price against a paid plan. The main practical limits are feature-level rather than quota-level: the free offering includes public sharing, a public API endpoint, queueing, auth, themes/custom code, analytics, and Spaces duplication, so it lands very close to full product capability for small projects. A credit card is not indicated on the page, and there is no paid plan shown here to anchor a monthly dollar estimate.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Publicly shareable link for the app.
- Queue support with position/status updates.
- Up to 20 queued events maximum.
- Basic app analytics/monitoring endpoint.
- Authentication with username/password access control.
- Custom file upload size limit setting.
- Installable PWA support on Spaces.
- MCP server support for documented functions.
- Deep-link sharing of current app state.
- API endpoint visibility controls (public, private, undocumented).
See Gradio pricing for current limits.
Common questions
Is Gradio free forever?
Yes. Gradio is free forever, with no time limit and no usage threshold that forces a paid plan.
What is Gradio's free tier worth?
Gradio's free tier has no dollar cap - it's unlimited, with no usage threshold that forces a paid plan. That maps to an FTV score of 89/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
