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  "id": 3292035,
  "title": "A detailed look at Jalapeño, OpenAI's ASIC developed with Broadcom in 16 months, which beat Nvidia, AMD, and Google chips on multiple top open-source models (SemiAnalysis)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-detailed-look-at-jalapeno-openais-asic-developed-with-broadcom-in",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/openai-jalapeno-better-than-nvidia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OpenAI has developed a custom artificial intelligence chip called Jalapeño in collaboration with Broadcom. The chip was created in 16 months and has shown to outperform Nvidia, AMD, and Google chips on multiple top open-source models. According to OpenAI, Jalapeño delivers 1.5 to 1.9 times more AI work per watt of power and 1.7 to 3.6 times lower latency compared to rival chips.\n\nThe chip was tested using InferenceX, an independent benchmark from SemiAnalysis, on several large language models including GPT-OSS 120B, DeepSeek R1, and Kimi K2.5. OpenAI's head of hardware, Richard Ho, stated that Jalapeño can serve more AI work per unit of power while returning responses more quickly. The company plans to deploy Jalapeño at the end of 2026 in small volumes, with more significant deployment expected in 2027.\n\nJalapeño was designed specifically for inference, the computing stage during which a trained AI model generates answers. OpenAI's own AI models assisted in the development process of the chip, which is part of the company's push to gain greater control over the computing infrastructure powering ChatGPT and its other AI services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "OpenAI's upcoming Jalapeño chip looks like it'll be an inference beast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openais-upcoming-jalapeno-chip-looks-like-itll-be-an-inference-beast",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "OpenAI says its Jalapeño chip can power faster AI responses than the competition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openai-says-its-jalapeno-chip-can-power-faster-ai-responses-than-the",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openais-jalapeno-chip-is-built-for-fast-inference-at-scale-benchmarks",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "OpenAI says its Jalapeno AI chip delivers faster responses than rivals like Nvidia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openai-says-its-jalapeno-ai-chip-delivers-faster-responses-than",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:24:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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