GoKawiilNvidia reportedly agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
According to a report from The Information, Nvidia has reached a deal to purchase Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI collaboration platform, for $12.9 billion. The talks reportedly began after another suitor expressed acquisition interest in Hugging Face, and Business Insider had separately reported the startup was working with a bank to gauge buyer interest. Neither Nvidia nor Hugging Face has confirmed the deal, and CNBC said it could not independently verify the report.
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If confirmed, the deal would give Nvidia control over one of the most influential hubs for open-source AI models, deepening its push beyond chips into software and the broader AI ecosystem. Analysts note this fits Nvidia's strategy of embedding itself across the full AI stack—from energy and hardware to foundational models and applications—regardless of whether models are open or closed source.
- Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, per The Information.
- The deal would extend Nvidia's reach into open-source AI software and model-sharing infrastructure.
- Neither company has confirmed the acquisition, and it follows Nvidia's recent $20 billion licensing deal with Groq.
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