Raspberry Pi AI HAT+
by Raspberry Pi
#8 in GPUs & AI chips
The budget pick for camera and vision AI on a Raspberry Pi 5, in 13 or 26 TOPS versions. For LLMs, the AI HAT+ 2 is the one to get.
What’s good
- From $70
- 13 or 26 TOPS (Hailo-8L or Hailo-8)
- Made until at least January 2030
Heads-up
- Works only with Raspberry Pi 5
- 26 TOPS version costs more than $70
The details
- Best for
- Camera and vision projects on a Raspberry Pi 5
- Price
- $70 (Starting price for the 13 TOPS version; the 26 TOPS version costs more. Raspberry Pi 5 sold separately.)
- Skill level
- Any level
- Made by
- Raspberry Pi
- Website
- raspberrypi.com
- Price checked
- Oct 1, 2026
Where it ranks
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| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition |  AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 |  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank in GPUs & AI chips | #1 | #2 | #3 | #8 |
| Price | $1,999Founders Edition price at NVIDIA. It sells out fast, and partner cards often cost far more. | See price on siteAMD doesn't sell it directly. It launched from $1,299 at retail partners; board partners set current prices. | $999Founders Edition price at NVIDIA. It sells out fast, and partner cards often cost more. | $70Starting price for the 13 TOPS version; the 26 TOPS version costs more. Raspberry Pi 5 sold separately. |
| Power | 575W (1,000W PSU recommended) | 300W | 360W (850W PSU recommended) | Not published |
| Memory | 32GB GDDR7, 512-bit | 32GB GDDR6, 640GB/s | 16GB GDDR7, 256-bit | Not published |
| AI performance | 3,352 AI TOPS | 1,531 TOPS INT4 (sparse); 766 dense | 1,801 AI TOPS | 13 or 26 TOPS |
| Interface | PCIe Gen 5 | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe Gen 5 | PCIe Gen 3 (Raspberry Pi 5) |
| Size | 2-slot, 304 mm | Dual slot | 2-slot, 304 mm | HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5 |
| Warranty | 3 years (NVIDIA) | Not published | 3 years (NVIDIA) | Not published |
| Best for | Running and fine-tuning local models on a desktop PC | 32GB of VRAM for local models for less than an RTX 5090 | Gamers who also run image models and smaller LLMs | Camera and vision projects on a Raspberry Pi 5 |
| Skill level | Any level | Built for pros | Any level | Any level |
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