# OpenAI reports Jalapeño inference-chip efficiency results

_Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 5:21 AM EDT · AI, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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OpenAI has published benchmark results for its Jalapeño custom inference chip, reporting 1.5 to 1.9 times greater peak performance per watt than Nvidia Blackwell systems in tests using SemiAnalysis's public InferenceX benchmark, TechRepublic reported. OpenAI designed the chip with Broadcom and tested it with GPT-OSS 120B, DeepSeek R1 670B and Kimi K2.5 1T. The company plans to begin deploying Jalapeño in its own infrastructure by the end of 2026 while continuing to use Nvidia and other partner accelerators.

## Sources

- [TechRepublic](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-openai-jalapeno-ai-chip-benchmark/)

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