OpenAI Reveals Jalapeño Benchmarks: Beats Blackwell in Efficiency
dinabass · x · 2026-08-25
OpenAI has published performance metrics for its in-house chip, Jalapeño. In tests vs. Nvidia (Blackwell), OpenAI claims Jalapeño led in two categories:
- AI work handled per unit of power (Energy efficiency)
- Speed at returning responses (Latency)
Richard Ho, OpenAI's head of hardware, discussed the chip on Bloomberg Tech.
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