# CPU Basic quota limit with only one Space
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**Author:**  [@hxnney](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fhxnney)%5C
**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space%2F180646%2F1 "2026-09-20T18:17:40Z")
Hi! My Space is currently paused and I cannot restart it because I get this error:
`403 You've reached your cpu-basic quota limit, please upgrade your account, or pause your previous Spaces to restart this one`
I only have **one Space** on my account, and it has been paused for over a week. Could you please check whether my CPU Basic quota is stuck or incorrectly recorded?
Thanks!
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**Author:**  [@RDTvlokip](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FRDTvlokip)%5C
**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space%2F180646%2F2 "2026-09-20T22:25:10Z")
Worth knowing this might not be a stuck-quota bug at all, there’s a broader documented shift: HF quietly restricted free CPU Basic access around July 2026 without an official announcement (see the “Official Community Complaint: Revert Free CPU Basic Spaces” thread, 39 upvotes), and staff have been telling users hitting this exact quota error that upgrading to PRO unlocks the quota, even for CPU-basic specifically. That’s inconsistent with the pricing page, which still lists CPU Basic as free, so the docs and actual enforcement don’t currently match.
So: it might be genuinely stuck (like the other reports here), or it might be that your account is simply past whatever new free-tier CPU-basic limit HF rolled out unannounced. Either way the fix path is the same, email [website@huggingface.co](mailto:website@huggingface.co) with your username and Space id and ask directly whether this is a quota bug or a policy change, worth asking that explicitly since support hasn’t been consistent about which one it is.
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**Author:**  [@meganariley](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fmeganariley)%5C
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcpu-basic-quota-limit-with-only-one-space%2F180646%2F3 "2026-09-21T15:55:07Z")
Hi @hxnney Creating a Space that runs on compute (Gradio or Docker) requires a paid plan. This includes converting an existing Static Space to Gradio or Docker. [Upgrade to PRO](https://huggingface.co/subscribe/pro?from=support) to unlock `cpu-basic`, as well as $2 in free credits, 40 minutes of daily ZeroGPU time, and [more](https://huggingface.co/pro).
For more info, check out the details at [Hardware Specs](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-gpus#hardware-specs) and [Hardware Resources](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/main/en/spaces-overview#hardware-resources).