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title: "Hugging Face Annualized Revenue Hits $150 Million After 50% Two Month Jump"
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summary: "Paid compute, storage and subscriptions for its AI model hub drove a rapid increase in income for the developer platform. Annualized revenue rose 50% to more than $150 million in two months, The Information reports. The growth reflects a strategy to monetize the hub’s user base by converting demand for open-source models into steady infrastructure revenue. Hugging Face has worked with a bank to gauge acquisition interest in a deal that could value the company at $13 billion or more, according to Business Insider. While no agreement has been reached, such a sale would represent nearly a 3x jump from the startup's $4.5 billion valuation in 2023. The exploration comes after Stripe's reported $8 billion acquisition of AI model marketplace OpenRouter."
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# Hugging Face Annualized Revenue Hits $150 Million After 50% Two Month Jump

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**Published:** 2026-08-25T03:07:05.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** huggingface, funding, infra

## Summary

Paid compute, storage and subscriptions for its AI model hub drove a rapid increase in income for the developer platform\. Annualized revenue rose 50% to more than $150 million in two months, The Information reports\. The growth reflects a strategy to monetize the hub’s user base by converting demand for open\-source models into steady infrastructure revenue\. Hugging Face has worked with a bank to gauge acquisition interest in a deal that could value the company at $13 billion or more, according to Business Insider\. While no agreement has been reached, such a sale would represent nearly a 3x jump from the startup's $4\.5 billion valuation in 2023\. The exploration comes after Stripe's reported $8 billion acquisition of AI model marketplace OpenRouter\.

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- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/hugging-face-annualized-revenue-hits-150-million-after-50percent-two-mon-f0c493c6>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2092061147130376662>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Katie_Roof/status/2092057455413104818>)