Hugging Face sells to Nvidia for $12.9B after rejecting its $500M offer
Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub used by 18 million developers, sold itself to Nvidia for about $12.9 billion in September 2026—just six months after rejecting a $500 million investment offer from the same company. The platform’s CEO, Clément Delangue, said the shift reflected a need for computing resources, talent, and visibility beyond what Hugging Face could provide alone, despite…
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- Hugging Face sold to Nvidia for **$12.9B** after rejecting its **$500M investment** in late 2025, citing independence concerns
- Nvidia’s offer included **$11.9B in cash** and **$1B in stock** for Hugging Face employees, plus promises of neutrality
- Developers worry about **biased model rankings** or **deprioritization of non-Nvidia hardware**, despite Nvidia’s pledges
Nvidia’s acquisition includes $11.9 billion in shareholder payouts and $1 billion in stock for Hugging Face employees. The deal hinges on regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first half of 2027. While Nvidia pledged to keep Hugging Face open, multi-cloud, and neutral, concerns persist about potential bias in model rankings or deprioritization of non-Nvidia hardware. Developers fear a repeat of Microsoft’s 2018 GitHub acquisition, where neutrality promises later faced scrutiny.
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Why Hugging Face, after rejecting investment, initiated its own sale to Nvidia six months later
note.com · 24 September 2026
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