# Does AutoTrain allow free usage **URL:** \ **Category:** 🤗AutoTrain\ **Created:** [December 17, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/does-autotrain-allow-free-usage/131916 "2024-12-17T15:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![llmaaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@llmaaz](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/llmaaz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/does-autotrain-allow-free-usage/131916/1 "2024-12-17T15:16:29Z")
I was recently trying to use my AutoTrain to train GPT2 on my dataset and I selected the free space hardware option (2 vCPU and 16GB RAM). However when I click the start training button, I am prompted with a message stating that I may be charged for this. I am a little lost here. This is also my first attempt using AutoTrain, so why could I be charged? ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/does-autotrain-allow-free-usage/131916/2 "2024-12-17T16:00:04Z")
I think you won’t be charged if you’re using a free space, but I think the message is displayed just in case you duplicate it to a paid space…🤔 In fact, we can train with a light model for free on CPU space. But this message does make us wonder. ---
**Author:** ![Diffikalt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/diffikalt/32/52234_2.png) [@Diffikalt](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/Diffikalt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/does-autotrain-allow-free-usage/131916/3 "2025-08-07T14:12:56Z")
Hi, same here. If I use free space hardware option, will I be charged or not? Thank you! 🙂