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State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations

In the Hugging Face Hub, the top 25 models by downloads and the top 25 by likes share only one repository, indicating that attention (likes) and adoption (downloads) measure different things.

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We took the top 25 model repositories by downloads accumulated this year and the top 25 by likes. Exactly one repository appears in both lists.

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