# OpenAI deploys Jalapeño chips with AMD Turin host processors

_Published Friday, October 2, 2026 at 9:27 AM EDT · AI, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

![An EPYC Turin CPU sitting in a socket. — Primary](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mJ37sc39kgcyEigsUfgNn-2560-80.jpg)

OpenAI is deploying its Jalapeño custom AI chips internally alongside AMD EPYC Turin host processors, each with 1.5TB of memory, Tom's Hardware reported. OpenAI hardware chief Richard Ho said the company chose Turin to reduce deployment risk and complete the design quickly.

Ho described Nvidia's standalone Vera processor as less mature and said OpenAI's partners already had experience with Turin. OpenAI is also among customers exploring Vera, but its Jalapeño deployment uses the established AMD platform.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/openais-jalapeno-asics-are-deployed-alongside-amd-epyc-turin-cpus-as-hosts-hardware-vp-says-nvidias-vera-standalone-is-a-little-bit-behind-on-that-maturity-level)

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Published: 2026-10-02T13:27:37.985Z
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