Hugging Face, a major hub for open-source artificial intelligence models and datasets, is reportedly exploring a potential sale that could value the company at $13 billion or more.
Remember Hugging Face? The AI Hub Hit by an OpenAI Security Breach Is Reportedly Exploring a $13 Billion
Hugging Face, an AI platform, is reportedly exploring a valuation of about $13 billion. The headline also references a prior OpenAI-related security breach affecting the AI hub.
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Aug 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM UTC · 2 dk okuma

Hugging Face Tests Interest From Potential Buyers
The New York-based AI startup has been working with a bank to assess potential buyers and determine whether there is interest in a transaction, Business Insider reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The discussions do not necessarily mean a sale will happen and the company could ultimately decide against pursuing a deal.
Hugging Face did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment.
Founded in 2016 by French entrepreneurs Clément Delangue, Julien Chaumond and Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face has become a key platform for developers and researchers working with AI models, datasets and related tools.
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Hugging Face was valued at $4.5 billion in a 2023 funding round led by major technology companies and investors, including Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM), Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA).
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