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SambaNova SN40LTenstorrent Blackhole
| Attribute | SambaNova SN40L SambaNova | Tenstorrent Blackhole Tenstorrent |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Chips & Compute | Chips & Compute |
| Version | SN40L | Blackhole |
| Entry cost | Free tier available. Paid plans include Developer (Pay-as-you-go) and Enterprise (Subscription-based). | from $999/unit |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Developer (Pay-as-you-go) free | Cards $999 · Workstations (TT-QuietBox) $9999 · Servers (Galaxy) $70000 |
| Model stack | DeepSeek-V3.1 · gpt-oss-120b · Llama / DeepSeek open weights · Llama 3.1 · Llama 3.1 (8B, 70B, 405B) · Llama 3.1 405B · Llama 3.1 70B · Llama 3.1 8B · MiniMax M2.7 · RDU dataflow · SambaRack SN40-16 · SN40L RDU | Gemma-2 · Gemma4 · GLM-5.2 · Kimi-K3 · Llama-3.3-70B · Qwen3-32B · Tensix cores · tt-metal / tt-nn |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 5 | 16 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | three-tier memory, many models per node, fast open-model serving, Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit (RDU), Three-tier memory architecture, Dataflow processing, Low power inference, Multi-model concurrency | RISC-V cores, open tt-metal stack, Ethernet-scaled cards, IP licensing, Passive, active and liquid cooling options, High-performance AI processing, Liquid-cooled workstations (TT-QuietBox), Scale-out servers (Tenstorrent Galaxy) |