NVIDIA's Strategic Acquisition of Hugging Face

Date: September 3, 2026
Author: Jensen Huang
Category: AI Corporate Software | Tags: #ArtificialIntelligence #HPC #OpenSource #Supercomputing

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"I’m excited to announce that NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for \text{Price} = \12,930,300,000$."

Our shared objective is to amplify the scale of the Hugging Face platform, fortify its underlying infrastructure, and democratize access to artificial intelligence for global institutions and developers.

A Legacy of Open Innovation

Over the last ten years, the leadership team—including Clem, Julien, and Thomas—has cultivated an extraordinary ecosystem. Hugging Face has become the definitive sanctuary for the open-model development community.

Platform Impact by the Numbers

Preserving the Open Ecosystem

It is imperative to understand that Hugging Face will become a closed NVIDIA product remain an open platform for the entire AI landscape.

Our Commitments:

• Freedom of Choice: Developers may continue selecting their preferred models and frameworks.
• Infrastructure Agnostic: Users can choose any cloud or inference provider.
• Hardware Neutrality: NVIDIA compute is not a requirement to build or deploy via the platform.
• Universal Support: We will continue to back open-weight and open-source models from every builder in the industry.
• Flexibility: Support for multi-accelerator and multi-cloud workflows remains a priority.

The Philosophy of Open Weights

I recently co-authored an open letter emphasizing that open-weights are vital to the global AI economy. The core argument is simple: distributed leadership in AI ensures that power is not concentrated in a few hands but spread across communities and institutions.

Why Open Models Matter:

1. Accessibility: Startups and universities can leverage advanced AI without the prohibitive cost of training from scratch.
2. Precision: Organizations can match a specific model to a specific task.
3. Global Reach: This approach accelerates innovation in factories, hospitals, classrooms, and Main Street businesses, while enhancing sovereignty and cybersecurity.

NVIDIA's Contribution History

NVIDIA has long been a champion of the open-weight movement. We are currently the most prolific contributor to the Hugging Face ecosystem.

By releasing our libraries and tools in the open, we ensure that developers everywhere can modify and expand upon our work.

A New Chapter

As the demand for open models surges, NVIDIA's global reach and engineering prowess will enhance platform reliability, safety, and deployment capabilities.

I am deeply honored that Clem approached me to discuss the future of Hugging Face. He recognized that NVIDIA provides the ideal home for the company and its community. The team will continue to operate under the iconic 🤗 brand, but on a significantly larger canvas.

To the millions of builders: Thank you for redefining the possible. Together, we will make AI more capable, accessible, and open.

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