# Extropic introduces Z1T models for sparse probabilistic hardware

_Friday, September 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM EDT · AI, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Extropic introduced Z1T, a family of transformer-like models designed for sparse probabilistic hardware such as its Z1 system. The company said Z1T achieved up to 140 times the energy efficiency of GPUs and revealed a new scaling law for sparse transformers. The post provides no benchmark methodology, model-availability details, or independent verification.

## Sources

- [Extropic (@extropic)](https://x.com/extropic/status/2095935171312996562)

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