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Nvidia reportedly to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

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Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy AI project hosting platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, a deal exceeding Hugging Face's revenue by over 80 times. The acquisition aims to strengthen Nvidia's open-model strategy amid expanded Amazon GPU partnership.

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Timeline · 5 reports

  1. 2026-08-29 18:58 · The Next Web
    Nvidia pays $12.9B for Hugging Face. Thomas Wolf is betting on Microduck, a $399 robot?
  2. 2026-08-28 17:07 · r/artificial
    This week: OpenAI's Jalapeño inference chip, Nvidia's ~$12.9B move for Hugging Face, and Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash — the cost and control of AI both shifted
  3. 2026-08-28 14:15 · AI Insider
    Nvidia Expands Amazon Partnership With 2 Million GPU Deal While Reportedly Nearing $12.9B Hugging Face Acquisition
  4. 2026-08-27 20:14 · SiliconANGLE AI
    Nvidia reportedly acquires AI project hosting platform Hugging Face for $12.9B
  5. 2026-08-27 13:00 · Tom's Hardware
    Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, report claims — could strengthen Nvidia's open-model strategy and shore up position against rivals

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