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Graphcore IPU

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Graphcore Intelligence Processing Unit for AI training and inference.

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Manufacturer
Graphcore
Form factor
other
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Website
graphcore.ai ↗

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Key facts

IPU architecture (company-stated)

The Intelligence Processing Unit is a processor designed for machine intelligence, co-designed with Graphcore's Poplar software.

Programming model (company-stated)

Graphcore's programmer guide covers IPU systems, Poplar software, parallel execution and communication between IPUs.

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Graphcore IPU. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Graphcore IPU.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.graphcore.ai/products/ipu
  2. https://docs.graphcore.ai/projects/ipu-programmers-guide/en/latest/ipu%5Fintroduction.html

Mentioned on (1)

Registry pages whose text names Graphcore IPU.

Companies (1)

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Common questions

What is Graphcore IPU?
Graphcore Intelligence Processing Unit for AI training and inference.
How much does Graphcore IPU cost?
Graphcore IPU's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Graphcore IPU from Graphcore. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Graphcore IPU actually deployed in the real world?
Graphcore IPU is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Graphcore IPU?
Graphcore IPU is made by Graphcore, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, founded in 2016.
Can you buy Graphcore IPU?
Graphcore IPU is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Graphcore IPU?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Graphcore IPU include Archer Midnight, Joby S4, ASML EUV TwinScan, 10Beauty Manicure System.
How does Graphcore IPU compare to Archer Midnight?
Graphcore IPU and Archer Midnight (Archer Aviation · 9 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Graphcore IPU has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Graphcore IPU a top other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Graphcore IPU ranks in roughly the top 42% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is Graphcore IPU's maturity stage?
Graphcore IPU is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is Graphcore IPU deployed?
No verified deployments of Graphcore IPU are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Graphcore IPU safe?
Graphcore IPU has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

2
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Graphcore IPU.