Sipeed Teases MaixStation Local AI Computer, Claims Near-Half DGX Spark Price
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-10-13
Sipeed has teased MaixStation, a local AI computer powered by Axera's AX8860 chip (Sipeed corrected an earlier claim of AX8970), positioned directly against Nvidia's DGX Spark.
Claimed comparisons:
- 25% faster prefill on Qwen 27B
- 30% faster decode
- Roughly half the price of DGX Spark
- 40W per module
Sipeed previously teased 128GB standard and 512GB Pro versions. No absolute tok/s figures or final pricing yet.
Related event: Sipeed Teases MaixStation Local AI Box to Rival DGX Spark(3 posts)→
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