Overview
- Raspberry Pi, which on Wednesday announced another round of increases, lifted prices on most 4GB-and-up boards and compute modules and introduced a 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 priced at $83.75.
- The biggest jumps include a $100 rise for the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 and a $150 increase for the Raspberry Pi 500+, with other hikes ranging from $11.25 to $50 across Compute Modules and the AI HAT+ 2.
- Lower-memory options remain anchored, with the Raspberry Pi 400 still $60, 1GB and 2GB versions of the Pi 4 and Pi 5 holding between $35 and $65, and older LPDDR2-based models like the Zero and the 3-series unchanged.
- CEO Eben Upton said LPDDR4 memory used in newer boards has risen about sevenfold in a year, a surge tied by industry reporting to AI and data-center demand that soaks up supply from a few dominant DRAM makers.
- Raspberry Pi says the hikes are temporary and will be unwound when costs ease, but reviewers and analysts warn sustained RAM pricing could push hobbyists toward mini PCs or older boards and strain classroom budgets.