Nvidia confirms acquisition of Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

TechCrunch · first seen 04.09.2026

Nvidia has confirmed it is acquiring Hugging Face, a prominent platform hosting over 3 million models used by millions of developers, for $12.9 billion.

Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face.
The acquisition cost is $12.9 billion.

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TechCrunch — Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

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