# Nvidia reportedly agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

_Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported, citing a person with knowledge of the agreement. Hugging Face is known for a GitHub-like repository of open-source AI models. The supplied report says the transaction would put Nvidia in charge of the company, but provides no further terms or confirmation from either company.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260826/p65#a260826p65)

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