# HF Inference API Error on Image Classification Models **URL:** \ **Category:** Inference Endpoints on the Hub\ **Created:** [February 11, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/hf-inference-api-error-on-image-classification-models/173325 "2026-02-11T06:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1roomonline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ba9def/32.png) [@1roomonline](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/1roomonline)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/hf-inference-api-error-on-image-classification-models/173325/1 "2026-02-11T06:14:46Z")
Hello, I am trying to run image classification through Hugging Face’s own inference provider. I was able to run different models classifying images recently, but as of yesterday I keep getting an error when running my code on any image classification model: `HTTP Error 410 error: The requested model is deprecated and no longer supported by provider hf-inference` I am calling the api endpoint “[https://router.huggingface.co/hf-inference/models/”](https://router.huggingface.co/hf-inference/models/%E2%80%9D). All the models I have tried have HF-INFERENCE listed as a current inference provider. The website model pages’ sample widget returns the same error when I upload a test image for classification. Similar issue: [Inference API stopped working](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/inference-api-stopped-working/150492) Help : / ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/hf-inference-api-error-on-image-classification-models/173325/2 "2026-02-11T10:00:55Z")
I was able to reproduce that error both from the GUI and from the client, but I don’t know whether these models were actually intentionally deprecated or if they’ll be brought back. * * * ## What that **410 “model is deprecated”** error usually means Hugging Face now has **two related (but different) “410 Gone” situations**: 1. **Legacy Inference API shutdown (old domain)** If something is still calling `https://api-inference.huggingface.co/...`, Hugging Face returns **410** and tells you to move to the router (`router.huggingface.co`). This is widely reported across libraries and integrations. ([Hugging Face Forums](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/inference-api-returns-404-not-found-for-all-models/169854 "Inference API returns 404 Not Found for all models")) 2. **Model not served by a specific provider anymore (your case)** You are already calling the router with the **HF Inference provider** : `https://router.huggingface.co/hf-inference/models/` The message: > “The requested model is deprecated and no longer supported by provider hf-inference” means: **HF Inference (the provider) has stopped serving that model** (or stopped serving it _in the way you’re requesting_), even if the model repo still exists on the Hub. This matches how the “new” router world works: **a provider serves a catalog, not “every model on the Hub.”** Users forcing `hf-inference` will get errors for models outside that catalog (404/410 are common patterns). ([Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/docs/inference-providers/providers/hf-inference "HF Inference")) ---
**Author:** ![1roomonline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ba9def/32.png) [@1roomonline](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/1roomonline)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/hf-inference-api-error-on-image-classification-models/173325/3 "2026-02-12T05:56:41Z")
Yeah, it seems super weird that all image classification models would be deprecated at once, especially the more popular industry models: - apple/mobilevit-small - microsoft/resnet-50 - facebook/convnext-large-224 I can’t find any updates on the Hugging Face blogs or other community pages about this… so I am guessing there must be something going on.