AI HAT+ 2 for Raspberry Pi 5 – 40 TOPS AI performance & 8 GB RAM

The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 is the latest AI add-on for the Raspberry Pi 5, enabling artificial intelligence directly at the edge – without cloud dependency. It adds a Hailo-10H AI accelerator with 40 TOPS and 8 GB of dedicated LPDDR4X RAM to the Raspberry Pi 5, allowing Large Language Models (LLMs), Vision Language Models (VLMs), and generative AI workloads to be processed directly and with lower latency. This enables the implementation of local AI applications such as speech and image recognition, translation, visual scene analysis, and much more, without burdening the Raspberry Pi's main CPU.

The PCIe interface ensures connectivity to the Raspberry Pi 5, automatic detection under Raspberry Pi OS is integrated, and the platform can be seamlessly integrated into existing camera and vision frameworks. The dedicated RAM expansion clearly distinguishes the AI HAT+ 2 from its predecessor, which relied solely on the Raspberry Pi's system RAM and supported smaller model sizes.

Product benefits at a glance

Pre-order possible – expected delivery date:
- According to current information , approximately March 16, 2026 for all orders placed before March 9.
- Delivery time for orders placed after March 9th is approximately the end of April.
Generative AI capabilities directly on-site: Run LLMs and VLMs locally, without the internet or cloud.
8 GB on-board RAM: For larger models and stable performance.
40 TOPS AI performance: Efficiently accelerates complex neural networks.
PCIe integration: Seamless connection with Raspberry Pi 5.

Product variants – differences to the AI HAT+

The AI HAT+ 2 is the further development of the originalRaspberry Pi AI HAT+ , which is available in variants with 13 TOPS or 26 TOPS NPU performance and does not have its own RAM , but uses the system RAM of the Pi.

feature	AI HAT+	AI HAT+ 2
NPU chip	Hailo-8 / Hailo-8L	Hailo-10H
AI performance	13 / 26 TOPS	40 TOPS
Dedicated RAM	❌	✔ 8 GB LPDDR4X
Model Support	primarily vision	Vision + LLM/VLM
focus	Image AI	Generative & multimodal AI

These differences make the AI HAT+ 2 particularly interesting for AI workloads that require larger models and multimodal processing , and not just image analysis.

Technical data

specification	Value
AI Accelerator	Hailo-10H
Inference performance	up to 40 TOPS (INT4)
On-board RAM	8 GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
Connection	PCI Express (Raspberry Pi 5 only)
compatibility	Raspberry Pi 5
integration	Automatic detection in Raspberry Pi OS
Temperature range	0 °C – 50 °C
Product specification	HAT+ Standard
Production time	until at least 2036

Scope of delivery

Included in the delivery are:

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Board
Optional heatsink (thermally conductive)
16 mm Stacking Header
Spacers and screws for mounting on Raspberry Pi 5

Areas of application

The AI HAT+ 2 is ideally suited for industrial and professional AI applications, e.g.: