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Fine-Tuning & Model Training Platforms
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British AI chipmaker building IPU accelerators for training and inference.
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- Fine-Tuning & Model Training Platforms
- Founded
- 2016
- Status
- Active
- Open source
- No
- Pricing
- Paid
- Funding stage
- Series D+
- Total raised
- —
- Popularity
- Declining
- Modality
- Infrastructure
- GitHub stars
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Relationships
8 of 9 confirmed by two independent sources, 1 under review · 9 backed by a published source.
- CerebrasAI accelerator chips
- EtchedGraphcore's IPUs compete with Etched's ASIC chip.
- GroqGroq competes with Graphcore's IPU chips.
- MatXMatX competes with Graphcore's IPU chips.
- NVIDIACompetes in AI accelerator market
- Positron AIPositron AI competes with Graphcore's IPUs.
- SambaNovaSambaNova competes with Graphcore in AI accelerator hardware and training platforms.
- TenstorrentGraphcore competes with Tenstorrent in AI chips.
- Hugging FaceGraphcore IPUs integrate with Hugging Face through Optimum Graphcore tooling.
References
Published sources supporting the relationships above.
- Graphcore Was the UK's AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Survive - WIRED
WIRED · 6 Oct 2023 · supports Graphcore competes with NVIDIA
Graphcore, a British chipmaker aiming to compete with Nvidia, is facing challenges as it has been excluded from key government AI projects and is urgently seeking to raise funds for survival.
- Nvidia rival Graphcore raises $222 million for AI chips with potential IPO on the horizon - CNBC
CNBC · 29 Dec 2020 · supports Graphcore competes with NVIDIA
Graphcore has raised $222 million to develop AI chips, positioning itself as a competitor to Nvidia.
- Groq’s $6.9 B AI Chip Surge: Inside the Inference Revolution
unknown publisher · supports Groq competes with Graphcore
- AILAB Blog: Graphcore vs. Groq: Pioneering the Future of AI Hardware
unknown publisher · supports Groq competes with Graphcore
- "AI Chip Landscape: NVIDIA, Groq, Tenstorrent, Cerebras, Graphcore, Rivos" | Rahul Deshpande posted on the topic | LinkedIn
unknown publisher · supports Groq competes with Graphcore
- Top Graphcore Alternatives, Competitors
unknown publisher · supports Groq competes with Graphcore
- Graphcore vs Cerebras IPO: AI Ecosystem Power Structure | David Levy posted on the topic | LinkedIn
unknown publisher · supports Cerebras competes with Graphcore
- "AI Chip Landscape: NVIDIA, Groq, Tenstorrent, Cerebras, Graphcore, Rivos" | Rahul Deshpande posted on the topic | LinkedIn
unknown publisher · supports Cerebras competes with Graphcore
- Cerebras vs. Graphcore Comparison
unknown publisher · supports Cerebras competes with Graphcore
- 7 Best Alternatives to Graphcore AI Hardware in 2026 · modelroost
unknown publisher · supports Cerebras competes with Graphcore
- Graphcore IPU vs. Nvidia GPUs: How They’re Different - EE Times Asia
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with NVIDIA
- Graphcore brings new competition to Nvidia in latest MLPerf AI benchmarks | ZDNET
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with NVIDIA
- Graphcore takes aim at Nvidia with new AI chip | Sifted
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with NVIDIA
- Top 30+ AI Chip Makers: NVIDIA & Its Competitors
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with NVIDIA
- Etched Competitors: Complete List & Market Landscape
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Etched
- Why Etched (probably) won't beat Nvidia - zach's tech blog
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Etched
- The $10 Billion Inference Bet: Can Etched Unseat Nvidia i... | SynapNews
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Etched
- Positron AI, . Alternatives & Competitors (2026) | StartupHub.ai | StartupHub.ai
unknown publisher · supports Positron AI competes with Graphcore
- MatX Competitors: Complete List & Market Landscape
unknown publisher · supports MatX competes with Graphcore
- Top Graphcore Alternatives, Competitors
unknown publisher · supports MatX competes with Graphcore
- Top Graphcore Alternatives, Competitors
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Tenstorrent
- Tenstorrent Competitors: Complete List | Distill
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Tenstorrent
- Graphcore Alternatives & Competitors (2026) | StartupHub.ai | StartupHub.ai
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Tenstorrent
- A Breakdown of AI Chip Companies | the singularity is nearer
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore competes with Tenstorrent
- Evaluating Emerging AI/ML Accelerators: IPU, RDU, and NVIDIA/AMD GPUs
unknown publisher · supports SambaNova competes with Graphcore
- Graphcore vs. SambaNova Comparison
unknown publisher · supports SambaNova competes with Graphcore
- Best Graphcore Alternatives & Competitors
unknown publisher · supports SambaNova competes with Graphcore
- Graphcore and Hugging Face launch new lineup of IPU-ready transformers
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore integrates with Hugging Face
- Hugging Face and Graphcore partner for IPU-optimized Transformers
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore integrates with Hugging Face
- blog/graphcore-getting-started.md at main · huggingface/blog · GitHub
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore integrates with Hugging Face
- Rapidly building NLP applications with Hugging Face and IPUs
unknown publisher · supports Graphcore integrates with Hugging Face
News
- SoftBank acquires UK AI chipmaker Graphcore - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 7/11/2024
- Graphcore Was the UK's AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Survive - WIREDWIRED · 10/6/2023
- Nvidia rival Graphcore raises $222 million for AI chips with potential IPO on the horizon - CNBCCNBC · 12/29/2020
- Graphcore raises $222 million to scale up AI chip production - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 12/29/2020
- AI chipmaker Graphcore raises $222M at a $2.77B valuation and puts an IPO in its sights - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 12/28/2020
- Graphcore unveils new GC200 chip and the expandable M2000 IPU Machine that runs on them - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 7/15/2020
- British chip designer Graphcore unveils new AI processor more complex than Nvidia’s - The VergeThe Verge · 7/15/2020
- Could Graphcore’s Second Chip Challenge NVIDIA? - ForbesForbes · 7/15/2020
- The race to develop A.I. chips heats up as Graphcore says it's shipped 'tens of thousands' - CNBCCNBC · 6/9/2020
- Graphcore, the AI chipmaker, raises another $150M at a $1.95B valuation - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 2/24/2020
- Graphcore’s new AI chips are the best-looking server processors you’ll never see - The VergeThe Verge · 11/26/2018
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