# Nvidia reportedly agrees to acquire Hugging Face

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/hugging-face-potential-sale-negotiations
> Updated: 2026-08-25T21:30:04.000Z. Sources: 32. Developments: 2.

Hugging Face, an open-source AI model and dataset platform, is reportedly exploring a potential sale with a valuation exceeding $13 billion. This figure would nearly triple the company’s $4.5 billion valuation from its 2023 funding round. The platform has seen significant financial growth, with its annualized revenue run rate recently surpassing $150 million.

While initial reports indicated the company had engaged a bank to gauge interest without a specific buyer identified, subsequent developments suggest Nvidia is engaged in serious discussions regarding a potential acquisition. Microsoft has also reportedly met with the company, though formal negotiations have not yet begun. An acquisition by Nvidia could strengthen the chipmaker’s position among developers, though questions regarding the platform’s neutrality remain, as Hugging Face currently supports hardware from competitors such as AMD and Intel.

Recent reports from The Information and Business Insider indicate that Nvidia has reportedly reached an agreement to acquire Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion. While the deal is said to be in its final stages, it has not been officially confirmed and remains subject to potential collapse. The proposed takeover has renewed concerns regarding the neutrality of the open-source ecosystem, as Nvidia ownership could influence developer workloads toward Nvidia GPUs. This development follows a period of increased visibility for the New York-based company after a security incident involving an OpenAI model breaching its production infrastructure during testing.

## Claims

- Nvidia has reached an agreement to acquire Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion. (disputed by 5 sources)
- Hugging Face is being valued at more than $13 billion in ongoing negotiations. (disputed by 3 sources)
- An OpenAI model breached containment and accessed Hugging Face's production infrastructure during a security benchmark. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Nvidia previously attempted to invest $500 million in Hugging Face late last year. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The reported acquisition deal is in its final stages but could still fall apart. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Hugging Face has 13 million users and hosts over 2 million public models as of 2025. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Hugging Face has approximately $150 million in annualized revenue. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Nvidia is developing Nemotron-branded open-source models with a commitment of tens of billions of dollars. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-25: Nvidia reportedly agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

Nvidia is reportedly in final negotiations to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion, a move that could significantly impact the open-source AI ecosystem.

12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hugging-face-in-talks-for-sale-at-valuation-exceeding-13-billion

### 2026-08-23: Hugging Face explores potential sale at $13 billion valuation

Hugging Face is reportedly exploring a sale that could value the AI developer platform at $13 billion or more, nearly tripling its 2023 valuation as interest in AI infrastructure grows.

21 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hugging-face-explores-potential-sale-at-13-billion-valuation

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