Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 26 TOPS

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 26 TOPS: Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Your Raspberry Pi 5

Enhance your Raspberry Pi 5 with the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+, the official expansion board featuring a Hailo AI accelerator for high-performance artificial intelligence applications.

The AI HAT+ is perfect for robotics, smart home, video surveillance and automation projects. It works with frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch, making AI accessible to everyone.

Depending on your project requirements, you can choose between the 13 or 26 TOPS versions (TOPS = tera-operations per second).

The product on this page is the 26 TOPS (Hailo-8), and it is perfect for:

• Complex neural networks
• Running multiple models simultaneously
• Faster inference speeds

Alternatively, visit the AI HAT+ 13 TOPS (Hailo-8L) product page if you need:

• Object recognition
• Semantic segmentation
• Pose estimation
• Single or lightweight AI tasks

AI HAT+ 26 TOPS Features

• Connects to Raspberry Pi 5 via PCIe Gen 3 interface
• The system automatically detects the AI accelerator at boot
• Native compatibility with Raspberry Pi OS integrated camera applications
• The system automatically switches to PCIe Gen 3.0 mode to fully utilize the Hailo chip performance
• 26 TOPS of AI performance
• AI support for live camera feeds: real-time object detection, pose estimation and segmentation
• Includes a tall GPIO header, spacers, and screws for installation with the Active Cooler (not included).
• Operating temperature: 0–50°C
• Compliant with the Raspberry Pi HAT+ specification

Note: Compatible only with Raspberry Pi 5. Raspberry Pi 5 not included.

By purchasing this product you will receive:

• 1x Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 26 TOPS
• 1x tall-pin GPIO header
• 1x Nylon spacer/screw kit

Useful resources:

• Documentation for installing Raspberry Pi AI HAT+
• Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ Product Brief
• Raspberry Pi AI HAT Launch Blog Post
• Hailo 8 (26 TOPS) Info Page