Nvidia in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more, FT reports

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Nvidia Nvidia in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more, FT reports Nvidia has already put $800m into Reflection AI, which released its Beam open-weight (a model whose trained parameters anyone may download) (published so anyone may download the trained model) model on 5 October. Nvidia has already invested $800m in Reflection, the FT reported. NVIDIA is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara.

Nvidia is in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more in the US open-weight model developer, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. TNW has not independently verified the report.

The talks are at an early stage and could still fall apart, according to the FT. One option is an acqui-hire that could avoid a lengthy regulatory review.

October 12, 2026 - 8:28 am Nvidia is in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more in the US open-weight model developer, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. The two sides could reach an agreement in the coming weeks, the paper said.

Arash Massoudi, George Hammond, Michael Acton and George Steer wrote the report. An acqui-hire is one option A deal could take several forms, the FT reported. Other options include supplying the startup with more chips or raising Nvidia’s stake.

Key facts

• Nvidia Nvidia in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more, FT — reports: Nvidia has already put $800m into Reflection AI, which released its Beam open-weight model on 5 October