{"slug": "nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint", "title": "NVIDIA Releases TensorRT Model Connect in Public Preview: Hugging Face Checkpoint to Native C++ Inference in Two Commands", "summary": "NVIDIA released TensorRT Model Connect (TRTMC) in public preview, an Apache-2.0 project that converts a supported Hugging Face or local checkpoint to end-to-end TensorRT inference in two commands, eliminating the need for intermediate ONNX export. The build produces a versioned .bundle artifact that runs via native C++ task APIs, allowing inference without PyTorch in the runtime path. NVIDIA's July 29, 2026 GB300 snapshot covers 105 release profiles across 76 model families.", "body_md": "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.\n\nThe post [NVIDIA Releases TensorRT Model Connect in Public Preview: Hugging Face Checkpoint to Native C++ Inference in Two Commands](https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/08/18/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint-to-native-c-inference-in-two-commands/) appeared first on [MarkTechPost](https://www.marktechpost.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint", "canonical_source": "https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/08/18/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint-to-native-c-inference-in-two-commands/", "published_at": "2026-08-18 21:49:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-18 22:12:57.042523+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["NVIDIA", "TensorRT Model Connect", "Hugging Face", "TensorRT", "MarkTechPost"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-releases-tensorrt-model-connect-in-public-preview-hugging-face-checkpoint.jsonld"}}