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Tenstorrent

Open-source AI compute

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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend

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The Brief

What Tenstorrent does

Tenstorrent builds AI computing hardware, open source software and licensable chip IP for workloads such as large language models and video. It is aimed at developers, enterprises and organizations that want AI hardware they control, from a desk to a production data center. Products include Blackhole add in cards, the liquid cooled TT-QuietBox workstation for running models up to 120B parameters, and Tenstorrent Galaxy scale out servers for production AI. TT-Forge is an open source MLIR based compiler in public beta that works with PyTorch, JAX and ONNX,. Hardware is sold outright, with Blackhole cards starting at $999, TT-QuietBox at $9,999 and Galaxy at $70,000.

How Tenstorrent compares with its closest alternatives

None of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, and neither does Tenstorrent. None of the 5 offers an API, which Tenstorrent does. Tenstorrent offers hardware. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer hardware. Tenstorrent was founded in 2016; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2022. Tenstorrent is based in Toronto, Canada; none of its 5 alternatives is in Canada. They are in the United States, China and South Korea.

Market position · AI Models

How Tenstorrent compares in AI Models

Tenstorrent has high opportunity and sits in the middle third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Tenstorrent's own market position as open. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.

Tenstorrent compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
TenstorrentFounded 2016 · Toronto, CanadaHighOpenPaid—NoYesHardwareRising
EtchedFounded 2022 · Cupertino, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
MatXFounded 2022 · Mountain View, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
CambriconFounded 2016 · Beijing, ChinaModerateOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareStable
FuriosaAIFounded 2017 · Seoul, South KoreaHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
RebellionsFounded 2020 · Seoul, South KoreaHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in AI Models.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Tenstorrent exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Hardware AccelerationOpen Source
Industry Verticals
CloudInfrastructureAutomotive
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Questions

Tenstorrent: common questions

How much does Tenstorrent hardware cost?

As of Oct 2026, Blackhole cards start at $999, the TT-QuietBox workstation starts at $9,999 and Tenstorrent Galaxy servers start at $70,000.

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Is Tenstorrent free?

No. Tenstorrent is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Tenstorrent?

The closest alternatives to Tenstorrent that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Etched, MatX, Cambricon, FuriosaAI, and Rebellions.

Is Tenstorrent still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Tenstorrent as operating at tenstorrent.com.

Where is Tenstorrent based?

Tenstorrent is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Does Tenstorrent have an API?

Yes. Tenstorrent offers an API.

Who is Tenstorrent for?

Tenstorrent is built for enterprises, researchers, and cloud providers.

How do I sign in to Tenstorrent?

Sign in on Tenstorrent's own website, tenstorrent.com. FalcoScan reviews Tenstorrent but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Tenstorrent directly.

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