# Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion

https://mins.news/en/item/34882

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-27 19:55 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/report-nvidia-to-acquire-ai-model-repository-hugging-face-for-13-billion/

> Nvidia is reportedly moving ahead with a $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face. The deal could deepen the hardware giant’s integration with the broader AI industry. Hugging Face serves as a cloud repository for AI models, where developers and researchers find, download, run and fine-tune models before uploading variants.

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