Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $13B

Nvidia announced that Hugging Face will remain an open platform even as the chipmaker takes control of the company’s flagship AI hub, the Hugging Face Hub. The move follows Nvidia’s acquisition of the Hugging Face AI infrastructure business, which includes the popular model repository and associated services. While Nvidia will oversee the hub’s operations and integrate its hardware and software stack, the company has pledged to keep the platform open to developers and researchers worldwide, preserving the community‑driven ecosystem that has driven Hugging Face’s growth.

The partnership is expected to accelerate the deployment of Nvidia GPUs in training and inference workloads on the Hugging Face Hub, providing users with faster, more efficient access to state‑of‑the‑art models. Nvidia’s leadership will also focus on expanding the hub’s capabilities, including improved scalability and security features, while maintaining the open‑source ethos that has attracted a broad developer base. The collaboration aims to strengthen the AI ecosystem by combining Nvidia’s hardware expertise with Hugging Face’s extensive model library and developer community.