On Aug 28, 2026, NVIDIA released TensorRT Model Connect, an open collection of reference implementations that turns a Hugging Face or local checkpoint into native C++ inference with two commands (trtmc build, then load-and-run), skipping the ONNX export step. It emits a versioned .bundle that runs without PyTorch or Python at runtime.
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NVIDIA ships TensorRT Model Connect: Hugging Face checkpoint to C++ in two commands
Why this matters for founders
AI product teams can cut deployment plumbing and serve open models in native C++ for lower latency and cost; try trtmc on your current open-weight model before building a custom serving stack.
Source: NVIDIA Developer Blog
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