Plug-and-Play AI: Hailo, Frigate, and Home Assistant Integration
Here’s everything you need to know about the Hailo integration into Frigate NVR and Home Assistant (HA):
The What
This integration combines the capabilities of the Frigate video management system, the HA home automation system and the Hailo AI acceleration into a robust, industry-grade, AI-powered home security system.
The Why
- Cost: Running on the Raspberry Pi 5 with a Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ this is a <$200 solution. The November 2025 pricing is:
- Hailo-8L Kit (13 TOPS): RPi 5 ($80) + Hailo-8L HAT ($70) = $150
- Hailo-8 Kit (26 TOPS): RPi 5 ($80) + Hailo-8 HAT ($110) = $190
- Performance: The Hailo AI chip offers massive acceleration capacity, achieving ultra-low inference latency of just 7 ms using high-throughput models like YOLOv6n, and up to 580 FPS (Hailo-8) and 350 FPS (Hailo-8L), while also supporting stronger, more accurate models. The Hailo processor provides critical CPU offloading and with many TOPS to spare, allows additional AI applications on the same setup.
- Reliability: The integration with both Frigate and HA is available in their official websites. Combined with our long-term partnership with Raspberry pi, this guarantees stable releases and long-term support
- Privacy: all AI processing is executed locally on the host device, without sending any data to the cloud.
The WOW
With the help of our partners at Frigate and Home Assistant, we have made this super easy to use:
- No Code: Installation is incredibly simple. By using the Frigate Add-on for Home Assistant, the entire application setup is No Code. The HA operating system (HAOS) automatically handles the driver installation, making deployment instantaneous and accessible to everyone.
- Optimal Integration: Hailo allows Frigate to leverage advanced computer vision models. This high-speed processing, combined with the low-latency MQTT bridge, enables Home Assistant to execute instantaneous and accurate home automations.
The Guide
This guide provides a template for using Hailo with Frigate running on Home Assistant, and covers the full installation process and required setup of Frigate on Home Assistant.
Prerequisites:
- Home Assistant running on Raspberry Pi (version 2025.5.3 or higher)
- Pi AI HAT+
- Basic familiarity with how to navigate within home assistant, eg., adding integrations & add-ons.
The full guide is available at Hailo’s community
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