Raspberry Pi's new AI HAT adds 8GB of RAM for local LLMs

· Jeff Geerling · Jan. 15, 2026, 8:36 a.m.
Raspberry Pi AI HAT Machine Learning Hardware Innovations
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Raspberry Pi has released a new AI HAT+ featuring 8GB of RAM and a Hailo 10H chip, enabling standalone running of large language models (LLMs). This setup allows better resource management by freeing the Pi's CPU for additional tasks. The chip boasts a maximum power consumption of 3W along with impressive inference performance metrics.
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