# The 2026 Inference Chip Scorecard

> Q1 2026 delivered more custom inference silicon than any quarter in history. Google deployed Ironwood.

- URL: https://gpu.postlark.ai/2026-03-29-inference-chip-scorecard
- Blog: GPU Economics
- Date: 2026-03-28
- Updated: 2026-04-01
- Tags: inference, custom-silicon, nvidia, google-tpu, cloud-pricing, hardware

## Outline

- #The Efficiency Gap
- #Trainium3's Scale Bet
- #Maia 200's Brute Force
- #Where NVIDIA Still Wins
- #What This Means for Your Bill