Tokens per dollar
Most speed. Per dollar.
For each board with a listed price, we take its fastest sourced generation speed on a common model and divide by the board's listed price. Higher is better.
How this is computed
tok/s per $100 = best measured gen tok/s ÷ listed USD price × 100. Both inputs are sourced (links in every row); the ratio is simple arithmetic on them, not an estimate. Prices are the listed prices in our board price list and change often. Power supply, storage, cooling and shipping are not included. Different sources use different settings, so treat close values as a tie.Llama 3.2 1B · best value
Jetson Orin Nano
13.73tok/s per $100
6 priced boards ranked below.
| # | Board | Best gen tok/s | Price | tok/s per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jetson Orin Nano | 54.8 source ↗ MLC 0.1.2 (dustynv/mlc:0.1.2-r36.3.0), INT4 |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
13.73 |
| 2 | Raspberry Pi 5 | 11.22 source ↗ Ollama, Q4_K_M |
$175 price ↗ Source did not state RAM; priced as the cheapest listed Pi 5 (8GB). |
6.41 |
| 3 | M5Stack Module LLM M5Stack Module LLM / LLM630 (AX630C) |
4.48 source ↗ StackFlow, W8A16 |
$79.90 price ↗ Kit regular price (out of stock when checked). |
5.61 |
| 4 | Jetson AGX Orin | 163.9 source ↗ MLC 0.1.2 (dustynv/mlc:0.1.2-r36.3.0), INT4 |
$3,499 price ↗ Dev kit list price. |
4.68 |
| 5 | Jetson Orin Nano Super Jetson Orin Nano Super Dev Kit |
10.96 source ↗ Ollama, not reported |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
2.75 |
| 6 | Raspberry Pi 5 + AI HAT+ 2 Raspberry Pi 5 + Hailo-10H |
8.7 source ↗ hailo-ollama, Hailo-compiled |
$355 price ↗ price ↗ Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 listed prices added together. Source did not state Pi RAM. |
2.45 |
Llama 3.2 3B · best value
Jetson Orin Nano Super
10.80tok/s per $100
6 priced boards ranked below.
| # | Board | Best gen tok/s | Price | tok/s per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jetson Orin Nano Super Jetson Orin Nano 8GB (Super mode) |
43.1 source ↗ MLC, INT4 |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
10.80 |
| 2 | Jetson Orin Nano Jetson Orin Nano 8GB (original mode) |
27.7 source ↗ MLC, INT4 |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
6.94 |
| 3 | Raspberry Pi 5 1x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB |
5.95 source ↗ distributed-llama v0.12.3, Q40 |
$175 price ↗ Source ran an 8GB Pi 5. |
3.40 |
| 4 | Raspberry Pi 5 cluster 2x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB |
10.33 source ↗ distributed-llama v0.12.3, Q40 |
$350 price ↗ 2 × Pi 5 8GB at the listed per-node price (switch and cables not included). |
2.95 |
| 5 | Jetson AGX Orin | 80.4 source ↗ MLC 0.1.2 (dustynv/mlc:0.1.2-r36.3.0), INT4 |
$3,499 price ↗ Dev kit list price. |
2.30 |
| 6 | Raspberry Pi 5 + AI HAT+ 2 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 |
2.65 source ↗ hailo-ollama, Hailo-compiled |
$355 price ↗ price ↗ Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 listed prices added together. |
0.75 |
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 1.5B · best value
Rockchip RK3588
5.75tok/s per $100
5 priced boards ranked below.
| # | Board | Best gen tok/s | Price | tok/s per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockchip RK3588 Indiedroid Nova (RK3588S, 16GB) |
11.5 source ↗ RKLLM runtime 1.2.1, RKLLM conversion |
$199.95 price ↗ Source ran this exact board. |
5.75 |
| 2 | Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 / CM5 |
9.04 source ↗ Ollama, Ollama default |
$175 price ↗ Source did not state RAM; priced as the cheapest listed Pi 5 (8GB). |
5.17 |
| 3 | M5Stack Module LLM M5Stack Module LLM / LLM630 (AX630C) |
3.57 source ↗ StackFlow, W8A16 |
$79.90 price ↗ Kit regular price (out of stock when checked). |
4.47 |
| 4 | Jetson Orin Nano Super Jetson Orin Nano Super Dev Kit |
9.59 source ↗ Ollama, not reported |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
2.40 |
| 5 | Raspberry Pi 5 + AI HAT+ 2 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 |
6.83 source ↗ hailo-ollama, Hailo-compiled |
$355 price ↗ price ↗ Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 listed prices added together. |
1.92 |
Qwen2.5 1.5B · best value
Rockchip RK3588
12.36tok/s per $100
5 priced boards ranked below.
| # | Board | Best gen tok/s | Price | tok/s per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockchip RK3588 Rockchip RK3588 (vendor reference board) |
16.69 source ↗ RKLLM v1.3.1, w8a8 |
$135 price ↗ Chip-level vendor benchmark; priced at the cheapest listed RK3588 board. |
12.36 |
| 2 | Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 / CM5 |
11.73 source ↗ Ollama, Ollama default |
$175 price ↗ Source did not state RAM; priced as the cheapest listed Pi 5 (8GB). |
6.70 |
| 3 | M5Stack Module LLM M5Stack Module LLM / LLM630 (AX630C) |
4.63 source ↗ StackFlow, W4A16 |
$79.90 price ↗ Kit regular price (out of stock when checked). |
5.79 |
| 4 | Jetson Orin Nano Super Jetson Orin Nano Super Dev Kit |
9.37 source ↗ Ollama, not reported |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
2.35 |
| 5 | Raspberry Pi 5 + AI HAT+ 2 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 |
6.76 source ↗ hailo-ollama, Hailo-compiled |
$355 price ↗ price ↗ Pi 5 8GB + AI HAT+ 2 listed prices added together. |
1.90 |
Gemma 2 2B · best value
Jetson Orin Nano Super
8.77tok/s per $100
4 priced boards ranked below.
| # | Board | Best gen tok/s | Price | tok/s per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jetson Orin Nano Super Jetson Orin Nano 8GB (Super mode) |
35 source ↗ MLC, INT4 |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
8.77 |
| 2 | Rockchip RK3576 Rockchip RK3576 (vendor reference board) |
9.14 source ↗ RKLLM v1.3.1, w4a16 |
$106 price ↗ Chip-level vendor benchmark; priced at the cheapest listed RK3576 board. |
8.62 |
| 3 | Rockchip RK3588 Rockchip RK3588 (vendor reference board) |
10.37 source ↗ RKLLM v1.3.1, w8a8 |
$135 price ↗ Chip-level vendor benchmark; priced at the cheapest listed RK3588 board. |
7.68 |
| 4 | Jetson Orin Nano Jetson Orin Nano 8GB (original mode) |
21.5 source ↗ MLC, INT4 |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
5.39 |
Gemma 4 E2B · best value
Rockchip RK3576
8.71tok/s per $100
4 priced boards ranked below.
| # | Board | Best gen tok/s | Price | tok/s per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockchip RK3576 Rockchip RK3576 (vendor reference board) |
9.23 source ↗ RKLLM v1.3.1, w4a16 |
$106 price ↗ Chip-level vendor benchmark; priced at the cheapest listed RK3576 board. |
8.71 |
| 2 | Jetson Orin Nano Jetson Orin Nano (post says "Orin Nano 2") |
34 source ↗ not stated, not stated |
$399 price ↗ Same dev kit for both power modes. |
8.52 |
| 3 | Rockchip RK3588 Rockchip RK3588 (vendor reference board) |
11.12 source ↗ RKLLM v1.3.1, w8a8 |
$135 price ↗ Chip-level vendor benchmark; priced at the cheapest listed RK3588 board. |
8.24 |
| 4 | Jetson AGX Thor | 133 source ↗ not stated, not stated |
$5,499 price ↗ Dev kit list price. |
2.42 |
Not ranked (no verified price yet): Arduino UNO Q, Jetson Orin NX 16GB, Jetson Orin NX 16GB Super, Jetson Orin NX 8GB, Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super, M5Stack AI Pyramid, M5Stack LLM8850. Runs where the source did not state the host board (e.g. "Hailo-10H, host not stated") are left out.
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