Nvidia acquires Hugging Face, the 'GitHub of AI,' for $13 billion
Hakan_Ozalp · x · 2026-09-03
Per Ars Technica, Nvidia has acquired Hugging Face — known as the 'GitHub of AI' — for $13 billion.
The deal puts the central hub of the open-source AI model ecosystem under the chip giant's control, with major implications for open-source AI and the compute landscape.
Related event: Nvidia Officially Acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion(54 posts)→
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