Sipeed unveils MaixStation, a Chinese DGX Spark rival expected at $3,999

Sipeed announced the MaixStation, built on Axera's AX8860P with 16 Arm Cortex-A55 cores, a 256 TOPS FP4 NPU and 128GB of LPDDR5X at 273 GB/s. The 128GB model is expected to cost around $3,999, undercutting Nvidia's DGX Spark at $6,950. A Kickstarter campaign is planned for the end of the year, with shipping within three months after it closes.

• Axera AX8860P: 16 Cortex-A55 cores, 256 TOPS FP4 NPU, 6nm process
• 128GB LPDDR5X on a 256-bit bus at 273 GB/s, matching DGX Spark
• Expected price $3,999 versus $6,950 for Nvidia's DGX Spark
• Kickstarter at the end of 2026, shipping three months after it closes