← Back to All Comparisons
Dedicated AI vs DIY
ClawBox vs Raspberry Pi 5 for AI Workloads
The Pi is a great general-purpose board. But for always-on AI with local inference, ClawBox delivers 33x more AI compute — purpose-built, not jerry-rigged.
The Performance Gap
AI compute measured in TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second)
🦞 ClawBox (Jetson Orin Nano Super)67 TOPS
67 TOPS — 1024-core NVIDIA Ampere
🍓 Raspberry Pi 52 TOPS
~2 TOPS
33×more AI compute
⚡Powered by NVIDIA
ClawBox — Llama 3.1 8B
~5 tok/s
Usable conversation speed
Raspberry Pi 5 — Llama 3.1 8B
~0.5 tok/s
Painfully slow (CPU-only)
The Hidden Cost of DIY
The Pi "costs €80" but that's just the board...
🍓 Raspberry Pi 5 Shopping List
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)€80
NVMe HAT + SSD (256GB)€35
Case + heatsink/fan€15
Power supply (27W USB-C)€12
microSD card (for boot)€8
Subtotal (hardware)~€150
+ Your Saturday (setup time)3-5 hours
Still no CUDA, no GPU acceleration, plastic case
ALL-IN-ONE
🦞 ClawBox — Everything Included
✓NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super (67 TOPS)
✓512GB NVMe SSD (pre-installed)
✓Carbon fiber case
✓Power supply (20W)
✓OpenClaw pre-configured
✓Browser automation ready
✓5-minute setup
Total€399
Carbon fiber, NVIDIA CUDA, ready in 5 minutes
Is your Saturday worth €249?
Full Comparison
| Feature |  ClawBox | 🍓 RPi 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 🧠AI Performanceⓘ | ✓67 TOPS | ~2 TOPS (CPU only) |
| 🎮GPUⓘ | ✓1024-core NVIDIA Ampere | VideoCore VII (no CUDA) |
| 💾Memory | ✓8GB LPDDR5 (unified) | 8GB LPDDR4X |
| 📀Storage | ✓512GB NVMe SSD included | microSD (buy separately) |
| 🤖Run 7B LLM | ✓~5 tokens/sec | ~0.5 tokens/sec |
| ⚙️CUDA Supportⓘ | ✓Full CUDA toolkit | None |
| ⚡Power Draw | 15-25W | ✓5-12W |
| 💰Total Price | €399 (complete) | ✓~€150+ (board + extras) |
| 📦Pre-configured | ✓Yes, out of the box | Manual setup required |
| 💬Messaging | ✓Telegram · WhatsApp · Discord | Manual setup |
| 🌐Browser Automation | ✓Full speed | Slow / limited |
| 🎙️On-device Voice Pipelineⓘ | ✓Whisper STT + Kokoro TTS on tensor cores | Too slow for real-time |
| 📡Connectivityⓘ | ✓Dual-band WiFi + Bluetooth 5.0 | WiFi + BT (needs hat for some) |
| 🏗️Case | ✓Carbon fiber included | Buy separately (plastic) |
Choose ClawBox
Dedicated AI Professional
- ✓ You want a dedicated AI assistant running 24/7
- ✓ You need local LLM inference (privacy-first)
- ✓ You want plug-and-play, not hours of config
- ✓ You need CUDA for ML/AI workloads
- ✓ You want real GPU-accelerated AI, not CPU inference
Choose Raspberry Pi
General-Purpose Server
- ✓ Budget is the top priority
- ✓ You only need cloud-based AI (API calls)
- ✓ You want a general server (Pi-hole, Home Assistant)
- ✓ Lowest possible power consumption matters most
Ready to Switch?
Stop comparing, start building. ClawBox is plug-and-play AI hardware — ready in 5 minutes.
🛡️ 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
✓ Ships worldwide • ✓ Secure payment via Stripe
