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Hailo-8 AI Processor — Benchmarks & Specs

$200 MSRP2021

Short answer: the Hailo-8 AI Processor generates 491 tokens/sec on YOLOv8s (int8) under HailoRT in a single cited run, per Hailo Community; there are too few comparable runs on file for a median.

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Bottom line: how fast is the Hailo-8 AI Processor?

For local LLM inference it generates 491.0 tokens/sec running YOLOv8s at int8 under HailoRT, per Hailo Community. In MobileNet-v3 Image Classification (hw-only, batch=1, 224x224) it scores 3,697 FPS, per Hailo Model Zoo.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

The Hailo-8 AI Processor is an APU from the Hailo family released in 2021 from Hailo. It launched with a $200 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing. Data on this page draws on 27 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 3 community AI inference reports, compiled from Hailo Community, Hailo Model Zoo, Seeed Studio Wiki; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Hailo-8 AI Processor, comparing it against other APUs in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (synthetic benchmark scores or local LLM inference).

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the Hailo-8 AI Processor, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from.
Model	Quantization	Tokens/sec	Source
YOLOv8s	int8 HailoRT	491.0 tok/s	Hailo Community 2025-09-04
YOLOv8n	int8 HailoRT	431.0 tok/s	Hailo Community 2025-09-04
YOLOv8m (multi-stream object detection, 640x640, batch 8)	int8 HailoRT (Raspberry Pi 5)	0.0 tok/s	Seeed Studio Wiki 2024-07-17

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the Hailo-8 AI Processor — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark	Score	Source
MobileNet-v3 Image Classification (hw-only, batch=1, 224x224)	3,697 FPS	Hailo Model Zoo (GitHub) 2024-01
MobileNet V1 Classification (224x224)	3,305 FPS	Hailo AI GitHub – hailo_model_zoo 2025-03-16
ResNet V1-18 Classification (224x224)	2,718 FPS	Hailo AI GitHub – hailo_model_zoo 2025-03-16
MobileNet-v2-1.0 Image Classification (hw-only, batch=1, 224x224)	2,597 FPS	Hailo Model Zoo (GitHub) 2024-01
Hailo Model Zoo MobileNet V2 1.0 classification FPS (batch 1, PCIe Gen3 x4)	2,597	Hailo Model Zoo (Hailo developer docs) v2.19.0 2026-07-05
Hailo Model Zoo ResNet-50 v1 classification FPS (batch 1, PCIe Gen3 x4)	1,372	Hailo Model Zoo (Hailo developer docs) v2.19.0 2026-07-05
ResNet-v1-50 Image Classification (hw-only, batch=1, 224x224)	1,372 FPS	Hailo Model Zoo (GitHub) 2024-01
ResNet V1-50 Classification (224x224, hw_only streaming)	1,329 FPS	Hailo AI GitHub – hailo_model_zoo BENCHMARKS.rst 2025-03-16
Hailo Model Zoo YOLOv8n object detection FPS (batch 1, PCIe Gen3 x4)	1,036	Hailo Model Zoo (Hailo developer docs) v2.19.0 2026-07-05
YOLOv8n Object Detection — hailortcli benchmark (desktop PCIe, synthetic data)	1,036 FPS	Hailo Developer Community 2025-11-27Same result reported by Hailo AI GitHub – hailo_model_zoo

Full Specifications

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Hailo-8 AI Processor — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Hailo-8 AI Processor best used for?

Hailo-8 AI Processor is a Hailo-family integrated CPU+GPU. Mainstream desktops and gaming builds are the typical workloads.

When was the Hailo-8 AI Processor released, and what was its launch MSRP?

Hailo-8 AI Processor launched in 2021 at a $200 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.

Where do the Hailo-8 AI Processor benchmark numbers come from?

Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.

How many cores does the Hailo-8 AI Processor have, and how does it benchmark?

Core and thread counts for Hailo-8 AI Processor aren't on file. Synthetic benchmark results (PassMark CPU Mark, Cinebench, Geekbench) are in the Synthetic Benchmarks section.

Where can I buy the Hailo-8 AI Processor?

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