OpenAI 'Jalapeño' Chip Benchmark Debut: 700W Processor Outperforms Nvidia's 1400W Flagship, Inference Landscape Begins to Shift
OpenAI unveiled the first public benchmark results for its self-developed AI inference chip, Jalapeño, at Hot Chips 2026, delivering 1.5–1.9x the per-watt inference throughput of Nvidia GB200/GB300 systems with end-to-end latency cut to 28–59% of comparison systems. The 700W chip comprehensively outclasses Nvidia's 1400W flagship in efficiency.