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Nvidia has agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, marking its second-largest acquisition after the $20 billion purchase of Groq assets in December 2025. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the deal in a blog post, stating that the acquisition will scale Hugging Face's platform, strengthen its infrastructure, and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide. Hugging Face will remain an open platform for the entire AI ecosystem. The deal, which had been anticipated following a report by The Information, underscores Nvidia's strategy to move beyond hardware and further up the AI stack. Hugging Face was recently involved in a hacking incident that raised cybersecurity concerns, and its CEO Clément Delangue credited an Nvidia version of a Chinese open model for resolving the attack. The acquisition is Nvidia's second biggest on record, following the Groq deal and surpassing its 2019 purchase of Mellanox for nearly $7 billion.
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Nvidia has officially agreed to acquire Hugging Face, an open-source artificial intelligence platform, for $12.9 billion, marking the chipmaker's latest move beyond hardware and deeper into the AI software stack.
Deal Details
In a blog post published Thursday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed the acquisition, stating that Hugging Face will "remain an open platform for the entire AI ecosystem."
"Together, we will scale Hugging Face's platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide." — Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO
The deal had been anticipated since The Information reported on it last week.
Nvidia's Largest Acquisitions
This acquisition is Nvidia's second-largest on record:
| Deal | Value | Date | |------|-------|------| | Groq (assets) | $20 billion | December 2025 | | Hugging Face | $12.9 billion | September 2026 | | Mellanox | ~$7 billion | 2019 |
Strategic Context
Nvidia has become the world's most valuable company, driven by insatiable demand for its graphics processing units (GPUs), which have powered the generative AI boom. The Hugging Face acquisition represents a significant bet on a popular AI platform, underscoring Nvidia's ambition to be recognized as more than just a chip company.
Recent Security Incident
Hugging Face was recently at the center of a hacking incident that raised concerns about the rapid evolution of powerful AI and cybersecurity tools. Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue, a proponent of open-source models, attributed the attack to engineering mistakes and noted that his company used an Nvidia version of a Chinese open model to resolve the issue.
Leadership Remarks
Huang expressed appreciation for Delangue's trust in Nvidia:
"I am honored that Clem came to me as he considered the next chapter of Hugging Face and believed NVIDIA would be a great home for the company, its community and the future of open models."
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Image: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial on September 2, 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford | Getty Images)
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Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, expanding its AI software stack