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title: "Selecting the Right LLM with Hugging Face"
url: https://manasdasgupta.com/courses/selecting-the-right-llm-with-hugging-face/
description: "An intermediate, three-hour course on choosing the right large language model from the Hugging Face Hub."
author: Manas Dasgupta
last_verified: 2026-09-25
---

# Selecting the Right LLM with Hugging Face

> **Bottom line:** An intermediate, three-hour course on choosing the right large language model from the Hugging Face Hub. You learn to navigate the Hugging Face ecosystem, compare models on computational needs, specialisation and practical constraints, use a model in code, and score candidate models' results to pick the best one for a task.

- **Platform:** Coursera
- **For:** Python developers who already use LLMs programmatically and need to choose models for real projects.
- **Level:** Intermediate
- **Duration:** 3 hours
- **Language:** English
- **Enrol:** https://manasdasgupta.com/go/selecting-the-right-llm-with-hugging-face/

## What you will be able to do
- Navigate the Hugging Face ecosystem
- Compare models on technical factors and practical considerations
- Use a model from Hugging Face in code
- Score candidate models' results to choose the best model for a task

## Curriculum
### Selecting the Right LLM with Hugging Face
Navigating the Hugging Face Hub, analysing model characteristics such as computational needs and specialisations, and matching models to project requirements.

## Prerequisites
- Strong foundation in Python programming
- Basic understanding of LLMs and their programmatic use

## Frequently asked questions
### Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Coursera issues a shareable certificate when you complete the course.