Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion
Ars Technica Samuel Axon ● Covered by 5 sources
Rumor — unconfirmed reporting.
Nvidia is reported to be acquiring Hugging Face to gain influence over the ecosystem that hosts and enables work on open-weight AI models. The deal is reportedly for $13 billion. This could strengthen Nvidia’s leverage with model deployment and training platforms and help it restart plans for a cloud AI business while supporting Nvidia hardware usage.
Why it matters
Nvidia is nabbing critical infrastructure for open models as interest grows.
