NVIDIA in Talks to Acquire Hugging Face for Over $13 Billion
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-08-27
NVIDIA and Hugging Face have held serious acquisition discussions in recent weeks regarding a deal that would value the AI model hosting platform at over $13 billion. Separately, Bill Gurley reiterated his view that open-models are the inevitable outcome of high-stakes software competition, arguing that the more that is at stake, the more likely open source wins.
Related event: NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for ~$12.9B(60 posts)→
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