Transformers v5

Transformers v5.0.0rc-0 launches with over 400 model architectures, more than 750,000 compatible checkpoints on the Hub, and 1.2 billion total installs, up from 20,000 installs per day at v4.

Hugging Face | In Edition 12, Saturday 6 Dec 2025

SOURCE Hugging Face, Transformers v5: Simple model definitions powering the AI ecosystem

Added to The Deploy Log Monday 14 Sep 2026, updated Thursday 17 Sep 2026. Read Edition 12, the edition that carried it.

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