Nvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion

Ars Technica · first seen 04.09.2026

Nvidia has acquired AI hub Hugging Face for $13 billion, with the chipmaker stating the platform will remain open source.

Nvidia acquired Hugging Face for $13 billion.
Hugging Face will remain open under Nvidia's control.

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Ars Technica — Nvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion

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