# Meta Muse AI agent designs RISC-V crypto SoC for $2,000

Digest AI · Hardware & Compute · published 2026-10-14T15:05:00Z

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## Summary

A semiconductor expert known as @bubbleboi, who serves as a mascot for the Thru blockchain, reported using Meta's Muse AI agent to design a specialized System-on-Chip (SoC) based on the RISC-V architecture. The AI agent completed the place-and-route process using OpenROAD software, generated the final GDSII blueprint file for manufacturing, and integrated support for standard cryptographic algorithms including SHA-256/512, Keccak, Ed25519, and secp256k1. 

The resulting chip design contains approximately 61,590 logic cells, operates at 100 million cycles per second with a 4.5 nanosecond slack, and consumes only 20 milliwatts of power. The design passed Design Rule Check (DRC) without electrical issues and validated against RISC-V rules using ACT suites and 1.5M Berkeley TestFloat vectors. The entire process consumed roughly 100 million tokens, costing approximately $2,000. 

The expert plans to add vector instructions and port the Thru blockchain natively to the chip, aiming to make it the fastest blockchain on earth. They are currently seeking multi-Project Wafer runs to begin the tape-out process. This achievement contrasts with recent findings from NVIDIA and ChipAgents, whose Build-A-Chip-Bench showed the best AI agent, powered by Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1, scored only 16.6 percent, indicating significant gaps remain in AI-driven chip design reliability.

## Key points

- Meta's Muse AI agent designed a RISC-V crypto SoC with 61,590 logic cells for about $2,000.
- The chip supports SHA-256, Keccak, Ed25519, and secp256k1 algorithms and passed DRC and RISC-V tests.
- NVIDIA and ChipAgents report the best AI agent scored only 16.6% on their new chip design benchmark.

## Why it matters

This demonstrates a significant cost reduction in custom silicon design, potentially lowering barriers for specialized hardware in blockchain and other niche applications, though reliability gaps remain evident in broader benchmarks.

## Sources

1. [Meta’s Muse AI Agent Just Designed A Crypto-Specific SoC On The RISC-V Architecture For $2,000 To Transform The Thru Blockchain Into “The Fastest On Earth”](https://wccftech.com/metas-muse-ai-agent-just-designed-a-crypto-specific-soc-on-the-risc-v-architecture-for-2000-to-transform-the-thru-blockchain-into-the-fastest-on-earth) (wccftech.com, 2026-10-14)

Part of the developing story: [Meta Muse Agent Rises From Privacy Glasses To Chip Design](https://digestai.news/thread/meta-develops-camera-free-luna-smart-glasses-to-address-privacy-concerns) (7 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Meta Muse AI agent designs RISC-V crypto SoC for $2,000", 14 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/meta-muse-ai-agent-designs-risc-v-crypto-soc-for-2-000

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