Reflection AI, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, launched its first open-weight model "Beam" on Monday to compete with Chinese rivals like GLM-5.2. Nvidia has already invested $800 million in the startup, and observers note the acquisition would help the chipmaker drive GPU demand as open-weight models surged to 78.4% of token volume on one major AI gateway by September. This strategy may also aim to improve the performance of Nvidia's own Nemotron models.
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Nvidia Negotiates $25B Reflection AI Deal to Avoid Antitrust
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The computing giant is exploring an 'acqui-hire' transaction with Reflection AI to absorb its employees and technology while sidestepping a full merger review, according to the Financial Times. Nvidia is in early talks to either purchase the American open-weight model startup, which is valued at $25 billion, or increase its current equity stake. A deal could be reached within weeks, though the negotiations remain in an early stage and could still fail.
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