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NVIDIA Releases TensorRT Model Connect in Public Preview: Hugging Face Checkpoint to Native C++ Inference in Two Commands

Low Severity Global
Date Occurred Aug 18, 2026 21:49 UTC
Event Type AI News
Source MarkTechPost
Recorded Aug 18, 2026
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<p>NVIDIA has released TensorRT Model Connect (TRTMC) in public preview, an Apache-2.0 project that takes a supported Hugging Face or local checkpoint to end-to-end TensorRT inference in two commands, with no intermediate ONNX export. The build emits a versioned .bundle artifact that runs through native C++ task APIs, so inference executes without PyTorch in the runtime path. NVIDIA's July 29, 2026 GB300 snapshot covers 105 release profiles across 76 model families.</p> <p>The post <a href="http

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  • ID #24706
  • Type AI News
  • Region Global
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 18, 2026