Update: Sipeed gave Tom’s Hardware the MaixStation price I was missing.
The 128GB MaixStation is expected to cost about $3,999.
Current 128GB DGX Spark → $6,950
MaixStation 128GB → ~$3,999
That’s roughly
💰 $2,951 less
📉 ~42% cheaper
Same:
🧠 128GB LPDDR5X
🚀 273 GB/s memory bandwidth
Sipeed has shown newer Qwen 27B runs claiming
🔥 +25% prefill
🔥 +30% decode
But in its email to Tom’s, Sipeed put the like-for-like comparison at
⚡ ~10% faster prefill
⚡ ~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
🔋 ~40W typical load
🔌 USB-C PD — Sipeed says even a 65W power bank can run it
📏 11 × 11 × 3 cm
🌐 10G SFP+
💾 standard M.2 2280 SSD
🔗 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 Tom’s units should ship within roughly 3 months after the campaign closes.
🔗 Links to TomsHardware article in ALT