webgpu-kernels (207 WebGPU kernels)
A Hub collection of 207 individual, versioned WebGPU kernel repositories covering common ML operations (matmul, add, softmax, layernorm, etc.), each packaged with manifests, correctness cases, benchmarks, and WGSL shader templates. Kernels expose explicit contracts and variants so runtimes can select implementations optimized for device, shape, and browser characteristics.
What it does
Developers can use it to run optimized machine-learning operations in WebGPU-capable browsers as part of browser-based AI applications.
- Availability
- Install with npm install @huggingface/kernels@preview
- Pricing model
- Not stated
- Deployment
- Runs kernels in a browser with WebGPU support
- Privacy
- Not stated
- Licence
- The 207 kernels are Apache-2.0 licensed; no licence stated for the JavaScript loader
Capability
Modality
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Target user
Evidence
6 claims- The JavaScript loader is available from npm as @huggingface/kernels@preview. [1]
A JavaScript loader , @huggingface/kernels , which downloads, prepares, and runs kernels directly from the Hub.
Hugging Face. Quoted text is outside CC BY 4.0 and keeps its original rights. - The loader downloads, prepares, and runs kernels directly from the Hugging Face Hub. [1]
A JavaScript loader , @huggingface/kernels , which downloads, prepares, and runs kernels directly from the Hub.
Hugging Face. Quoted text is outside CC BY 4.0 and keeps its original rights. - The initial collection contains 207 WebGPU kernels published as individual repositories. [1]
Today, we are releasing the first layer of that effort: @huggingface/kernels , a minimal library for loading and running optimized WebGPU kernels from the Hugging Face Hub, together with an initial collection of 207 kernels at huggingface.co/webgpu-kernels .
Hugging Face. Quoted text is outside CC BY 4.0 and keeps its original rights. - Running the kernels requires a browser with WebGPU support. [1]
Running these kernels requires a browser with WebGPU support .
Hugging Face. Quoted text is outside CC BY 4.0 and keeps its original rights. - Each kernel package includes a manifest, correctness tests, benchmark cases, and WGSL shader templates. [1]
Explicit contracts and reproducible evidence for every kernel, including manifests, correctness tests, benchmark cases, and WGSL shader templates.
Hugging Face. Quoted text is outside CC BY 4.0 and keeps its original rights. - The announced benchmark comparison on an Apple M4 GPU reported a 2.57x geometric-mean speedup over ORT WebGPU across 809 comparable cases. [1]
Sources
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Hugging FaceOwner-controlled
https://huggingface.co/blog/webgpu-kernels
Retrieved 2026-10-28 00:39 UTC
Verified
Versions
22| Version | Effective | Change | Changed fields | State |
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| 22 | 2026-10-28 00:39 UTC | material change | availability, deployment | Current |
| 21 | 2026-10-24 02:16 UTC | material change | availability, deployment | Current |
| 20 | 2026-10-21 03:21 UTC | material change | pricing, availability, deployment | Current |
| 19 | 2026-10-20 04:11 UTC | material change | capability, availability, pricing model, deployment, privacy | Current |
| 18 | 2026-10-19 05:11 UTC | material change | capability, pricing, availability, pricing model, deployment | Current |
| 17 | 2026-10-18 06:01 UTC | material change | access, availability, deployment | Current |
| 16 | 2026-10-16 07:55 UTC | evidence update | score | Current |
| 15 | 2026-10-15 08:47 UTC | material change | access, deployment | Current |
| 14 | 2026-10-14 09:39 UTC | material change | capability, access, availability | Current |
| 13 | 2026-10-13 10:30 UTC | material change | capability, access, availability, deployment | Current |
| 12 | 2026-10-08 15:05 UTC | evidence update | score | Current |
| 11 | 2026-10-07 16:03 UTC | material change | deployment | Current |
| 10 | 2026-10-05 17:59 UTC | material change | access, deployment | Current |
| 9 | 2026-10-03 19:51 UTC | material change | capability, access, availability, deployment | Current |
| 8 | 2026-10-02 20:47 UTC | material change | capability, availability | Current |
| 7 | 2026-10-01 21:40 UTC | material change | capability | Current |
| 6 | 2026-09-30 22:34 UTC | material change | access, availability | Current |
| 5 | 2026-09-29 23:27 UTC | material change | access, availability, deployment | Current |
| 4 | 2026-09-29 00:18 UTC | material change | availability, deployment | Current |
| 3 | 2026-09-26 02:58 UTC | material change | capability, availability, deployment | Current |
| 2 | 2026-09-25 03:52 UTC | material change | capability, modality, access, pricing, availability, deployment | Current |
| 1 | 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC | publication | None | Current |
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