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Nvidia faces a new challenge as OpenAI reveals its first AI chip
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Fusion42 · 29 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
OpenAI has introduced Jalapeño, its first custom AI inference chip developed with Broadcom, which outperforms Nvidia systems in AI work per watt and latency on specific benchmarks, marking a strategic shift towards in-house hardware design alongside its AI models.
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OpenAI's move into designing custom AI chips challenges Nvidia's dominance and opens a new route to optimise AI performance and costs. If you work in AI infrastructure or hardware, this shift means recalibrate supplier and partner strategies now.
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