Hugging Face Weighs $13B Sale After Rejecting Nvidia at $7B

Hugging Face is reportedly weighing a $13 billion sale after previously turning down a $500 million investment from Nvidia, which would have valued the company at $7 billion.

The AI model-sharing platform cited governance concerns as the reason for rejecting Nvidia's offer, preferring not to have a single large investor who could influence its decisions.

This latest reported valuation is roughly double the previous rejected figure and marks a significant increase from the company's last valuation of $4.5 billion in 2023.

Hugging Face hosts machine-learning models for developers and researchers, making money through faster access and more privacy for enterprise customers. The platform has grown to 13 million users and over 2 million public models in 2025, according to a recent report from Cryptopolitan.