AI Accelerator Comparison: every brand, side by side

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6 machines · 2 brands · $287 – $2,036

Brand	Name	RAM	Storage	Price
Axelera AI	Axelera Embedded 110m M.2 AI Accelerator			$286.95
Axelera AI	Axelera Edge 130p PCIe AI Accelerator Card			$766.95
Axelera AI	Axelera Embedded 111c AI Compute Board		64 GB eMMC	$930.95
Tenstorrent	Blackhole p100a	28 GB		$999
Tenstorrent	Blackhole p150	32 GB		$1,399
Axelera AI	Axelera Server 150p PCIe AI Accelerator Card			$2,035.95

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About AI Accelerators

AI accelerators are add-in cards and modules, M.2, PCIe and USB, that run neural-network inference alongside the host CPU without being a graphics card, compared on throughput in TOPS, supported precisions, host interface, form factor and power.

Check the slot first: an M.2 module needs a free M-key socket with PCIe lanes, a PCIe card needs a full-height or half-height bracket and, on larger cards, an auxiliary power cable.
TOPS counts integer operations (INT8) and TFLOPS counts floating-point ones, so only compare like units.
Software support decides what runs: each maker ships its own compiler and runtime, so confirm your model framework and operating system are supported.

AI accelerator or graphics card?

A graphics card runs training and inference with a large, flexible software stack at high power. An inference accelerator does one job, running a trained model, at a few watts to a few dozen watts, which suits cameras, edge boxes and small servers.

Why do most AI accelerators show no price from the maker?

Several makers sell through distributors and quote evaluation kits by request, so the listing shows specifications and the price comes from the retailers that stock it.

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