Nvidia Moves to Acquire Hugging Face in $13 Billion Deal

Key Points

• Nvidia is negotiating to buy Hugging Face for about $12.9 billion.
• Hugging Face hosts open‑weight AI models, similar to GitHub for software.
• The acquisition would deepen Nvidia’s integration with the AI ecosystem.
• Other potential buyers, including Salesforce, have shown interest.
• Previous investors in Hugging Face include Nvidia, Google and Microsoft.
• Nvidia recently launched its own open models, Nemotron.
• Regulatory approval remains a key hurdle before the deal can close.