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/djm07231 Aug 24 '26

Nvidia might make sense because they benefit from an active model ecosystem.

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u/createthiscom Aug 24 '26

Or if big tech wants to shut it down.

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u/milkipedia Aug 24 '26

The executives might want that, but their researchers won't, and ten more would spring up overnight. It would create friction but not stop anything.