Update: Sipeed gave Tomโs Hardware the MaixStation price I was missing.
The 128GB MaixStation is expected to cost about $3,999.
Current 128GB DGX Spark โ $6,950
MaixStation 128GB โ ~$3,999
Thatโs roughly
๐ฐ $2,951 less
๐ ~42% cheaper
Same:
๐ง 128GB LPDDR5X
๐ 273 GB/s memory bandwidth
Sipeed has shown newer Qwen 27B runs claiming
๐ฅ +25% prefill
๐ฅ +30% decode
But in its email to Tomโs, Sipeed put the like-for-like comparison at
โก ~10% faster prefill
โก ~10% faster decode
using FP4 with speculative decoding OFF.
They say the larger gains are newer runs that aren't official yet.
There are a few more interesting details now too
๐ ~40W typical load
๐ USB-C PD โ Sipeed says even a 65W power bank can run it
๐ 11 ร 11 ร 3 cm
๐ 10G SFP+
๐พ standard M.2 2280 SSD
๐ up to 256 Gbps C2C, with Sipeed claiming up to 8 nodes without an external switch
Kickstarter is planned for the end of 2026, with Sipeed telling Tomโs units should ship within roughly 3 months after the campaign closes.
๐ Links to TomsHardware article in ALT