Qualcomm launches two mobile chips for on-device AI agents, with Hexagon NPU built for local MoE models

emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-23

Qualcomm has introduced two new mobile chips aimed at embedded AI agent workloads. The chips feature a Hexagon NPU designed specifically for locally running Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models, pushing agent inference onto the device rather than the cloud — another sign that edge AI silicon is being optimized for agentic use cases.

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