# CPU Basic quota limit with only one Space

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/cpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space/180646>\
**Category:** Spaces\
**Created:** [September 20, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/cpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space/180646 "2026-09-20T18:17:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![hxnney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/hxnney/32/63245_2.png) [@hxnney](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/hxnney)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/cpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space/180646/1 "2026-09-20T18:17:40Z")

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Hi! My Space is currently paused and I cannot restart it because I get this error:

`403 You've reached your cpu-basic quota limit, please upgrade your account, or pause your previous Spaces to restart this one`

I only have **one Space** on my account, and it has been paused for over a week. Could you please check whether my CPU Basic quota is stuck or incorrectly recorded?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![RDTvlokip](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/rdtvlokip/32/62725_2.png) [@RDTvlokip](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/RDTvlokip)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/cpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space/180646/2 "2026-09-20T22:25:10Z")

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Worth knowing this might not be a stuck-quota bug at all, there’s a broader documented shift: HF quietly restricted free CPU Basic access around July 2026 without an official announcement (see the “Official Community Complaint: Revert Free CPU Basic Spaces” thread, 39 upvotes), and staff have been telling users hitting this exact quota error that upgrading to PRO unlocks the quota, even for CPU-basic specifically. That’s inconsistent with the pricing page, which still lists CPU Basic as free, so the docs and actual enforcement don’t currently match.

So: it might be genuinely stuck (like the other reports here), or it might be that your account is simply past whatever new free-tier CPU-basic limit HF rolled out unannounced. Either way the fix path is the same, email [website@huggingface.co](mailto:website@huggingface.co) with your username and Space id and ask directly whether this is a quota bug or a policy change, worth asking that explicitly since support hasn’t been consistent about which one it is.

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**Author:** ![meganariley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/meganariley/32/56966_2.png) [@meganariley](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/meganariley)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/cpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space/180646/3 "2026-09-21T15:55:07Z")

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Hi @hxnney Creating a Space that runs on compute (Gradio or Docker) requires a paid plan. This includes converting an existing Static Space to Gradio or Docker. [Upgrade to PRO](https://huggingface.co/subscribe/pro?from=support) to unlock `cpu-basic`, as well as $2 in free credits, 40 minutes of daily ZeroGPU time, and [more](https://huggingface.co/pro).

For more info, check out the details at [Hardware Specs](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-gpus#hardware-specs) and [Hardware Resources](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/main/en/spaces-overview#hardware-resources).