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Hugging Face and Cloudflare have partnered to give FastRTC developers instant access to enterprise‑grade WebRTC infrastructure via a Hugging Face token. The collaboration combines FastRTC’s low‑latency audio and video streaming capabilities with Cloudflare’s global TURN server network spanning over 335 locations. Developers can stream 10 GB of data for free each month without a credit card, then switch to Cloudflare for higher capacity. The integration is available in FastRTC version 0.0.20 and above.
We're excited to announce a new partnership between Cloudflare and Hugging Face that gives FastRTC developers instant access to enterprise-grade WebRTC infrastructure with a Hugging Face token.
As a preview of what you can build with FastRTC and Cloudflare, check out this voice chat app built with Meta's new Llama 4 model!
As conversational AI becomes a core interface for tools, products, and services, real-time communication infrastructure is increasingly essential to support natural, multimodal interactions. Hugging Face built FastRTC to let AI developers build low-latency AI-powered audio and video streams with minimal Python code by abstracting away the complexities of WebRTC – the gold standard technology for real-time communication.
This partnership combines FastRTC’s easy development approach with Cloudflare's global TURN network, ensuring developers can create fast and reliable WebRTC applications with global connectivity.
FastRTC developers with a valid Hugging Face Access Token can stream 10GB of data for FREE every month without a credit card. Once the monthly limit is reached, developers can switch to their Cloudflare account for higher capacity ( instructions ).
WebRTC-powered applications often face deployment challenges due to the need for specialized TURN servers, which enable reliable connections across different network environments. To address this issue, Cloudflare has built a global network of these servers that spans over 335 locations worldwide.
This partnership lets developers focus on their core application logic with FastRTC, while eliminating the need to build and maintain TURN infrastructure. Cloudflare's managed service handles global scalability and reliability, allowing AI developers to deliver exceptional experiences without the overhead of maintaining infrastructure.
The integration will be available in the FastRTC version 0.0.20 and above. To get started:
By simplifying real‑time audio and video streaming, the partnership lowers barriers for AI developers to build multimodal applications, accelerating deployment of conversational AI services worldwide.