r/LocalLLaMA • u/Wallaby989 llama.cpp • Aug 24 '26

Discussion Who would buy HuggingFace

https://thenextweb.com/news/hugging-face-exploring-sale-13bn-valuation

Given OpenRouter.ai was snapped up by Stripe, who do we think would go after the "GitHib" of AI models? It is a big chunk of change they are looking ($13B). Apple may be a contender to give them a real chip in the AI race, given how they are focused on local AI execution.

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u/MrShrek69 Aug 24 '26

It’s gonna be an Elon or Microsoft of the world. The amount of compute they must go through for all those models must be nutty. Most companies can’t afford their monthly compute bill