Beginning in November 2026, the 16 GB Raspberry Pi 5 will cost $385 from approved resellers following an $80 price jump, while the 16 GB Compute Module faces a $40 increase. Pricing for the Raspberry Pi 500+ keyboard PC will remain unchanged for the time being. To help navigate the component shortages, the foundation has developed alternative hardware options, including a 3 GB variant of the Raspberry Pi 4. Customers are also being encouraged to carefully assess their operational memory needs before selecting expensive high-capacity models.
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Severe memory shortages driven by the artificial intelligence sector and data center hype…: Severe memory shortages driven by the artificial intelligence sector and data center hyperscalers are driving up hardware prices.
Raspberry Pi introduced a 3 GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 to offer buyers lower-cost m…: Raspberry Pi introduced a 3 GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 to offer buyers lower-cost memory configurations.
Industry observers warn that relief from high component costs might not materialize until…: Industry observers warn that relief from high component costs might not materialize until the mid-2030s.
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Hot off the back of price rises it announced in October, the Raspberry Pi Foundation today said the cost of its Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computers is going up again.
From November 2026, the Raspberry Pi 5 with 16 GB RAM rises by $80, now priced at $385 from approved resellers. The model launched at $120 back in 2025, rose to $205 in early 2026, and later incremental increases got it to $305.
And it’s not the only model whose price tag will be making wallets wince.
A $40 price hike hits the Raspberry Pi 5 Compute Module (CM5) with 16 GB RAM.
For now at least, the (not exactly cheap) Raspberry Pi 500+ keyboard PC is unchanged.
The rises are, of course, not ones the foundation makes willing. It’s down to the ongoing memory crisis caused by colossal demand from the AI industry and data centre hyperscalers, exacerbated by a lack of diversified supply chain.
It says it looks forward to “rolling back our price increases when memory costs fall once again”. When will that be? Some industry bods…
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