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OpenAI Jalapeño vs Microsoft Maia 200

The Maia 200 delivers 49% more FP8 throughput than the Jalapeño (5,050 vs 3,400 TFLOPS dense).

Jalapeño: Jalapeño, 2026 Maia 200: Maia 200, 2026
FP8 dense lead
+49%
Maia 200: 5,050 vs 3,400 TFLOPS
Memory
216 vs 216 GB
Same capacity
Bandwidth
15.4 TB/s vs 7.0 TB/s
Jalapeño moves data faster
TDP
700 W vs 750 W
Jalapeño draws 50 W less
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OpenAI Jalapeño vs Microsoft Maia 200

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OpenAI Jalapeño

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What is the OpenAI Jalapeño?

The Jalapeño is an ASIC from OpenAI on the Jalapeño architecture, an accelerator built for AI workloads. It has been announced but is not yet shipping. Jalapeño full specifications →

Can I rent the Jalapeño in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Jalapeño yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Jalapeño compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Jalapeño against the Maia 200. Both parts launched in the same year. This is a cross-vendor matchup, OpenAI against Microsoft. Flopper also compares it head to head with the GB300 NVL72 GPU 288GB and GB200 NVL72 GPU 186GB, across every published precision, memory and power. Jalapeño vs GB300 NVL72 GPU 288GB →

Where do the Jalapeño figures come from?

OpenAI published the Jalapeño figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Microsoft Maia 200

Leads on FP8 Full specs →

What is the Microsoft Maia 200?

The Maia 200 is an ASIC from Microsoft on the Maia 200 architecture, an accelerator built for AI workloads. Maia 200 full specifications →

Can I rent the Maia 200 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Maia 200 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Maia 200 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Maia 200 against the Jalapeño. Both parts launched in the same year. This is a cross-vendor matchup, Microsoft against OpenAI. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the Maia 200 figures come from?

Every Maia 200 figure on this page traces to Microsoft's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

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Jalapeño
Maia 200
Architecture
JalapeñoMaia 200
Launch Year
20262026
Form Factor
CustomCustom
Memory
216 GB216 GB
Memory Bandwidth
15.4 TB/s7.0 TB/s
TDP
700 W750 W
Process Node
—TSMC N3

Performance (TFLOPS)

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Jalapeño
Maia 200
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No verified data available1,263 TFLOPS
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3,400 TFLOPS 5,050 TFLOPS
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
13,400 TFLOPS 10,100 TFLOPS
No verified data available No verified data available

Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both launched in 2026, the Jalapeño on Jalapeño and the Maia 200 on Maia 200.

Both carry 216 GB of memory. Bandwidth is 15.4 TB/s against 7.0 TB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains BF16, FP8, FP4, Sparsity and TFLOPS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Jalapeño faster than the Maia 200?

At FP8 precision the Maia 200 reaches 5,050 TFLOPS dense against 3,400 TFLOPS for the Jalapeño. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Jalapeño or the Maia 200?

Choose the Maia 200 for training and high-throughput inference: it has 49% more FP8 throughput than the Jalapeño. The Maia 200 draws 50 W more power, so budget for cooling and power delivery before you commit.

Which has more memory, the Jalapeño or the Maia 200?

Both GPUs carry 216 GB of memory. Memory bandwidth is 15.4 TB/s for the Jalapeño and 7.0 TB/s for the Maia 200.

How much power do the Jalapeño and the Maia 200 draw?

The Jalapeño is rated at 700 W TDP and the Maia 200 at 750 W.

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