Once a $35 computer, the 2 GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs $67.50
Pi 5 also gets a $12.50 bump as customers urged to consider older models or less RAM
Raspberry Pi has increased the price of its 2 GB Pi 4 and Pi 5 models, citing a surge in memory costs. The 2 GB Pi 4 is now priced at $67.50, up from $35 when it was launched. Its bigger sibling, the Pi 5 with the same amount of memory, has jumped to $77.50. These price hikes bring the total cost of the 2 GB Pi 4 and Pi 5 to $12.50 more than before. The 16 GB Pi 5, on the other hand, now costs $305, a marked rise from its $120 initial launch price in January 2025.
Raspberry Pi reported a 90% jump in revenue to $256.9 million in the first half of the year, with gross profit also surging by 79% to $59.4 million. The company attributes part of this growth to strategic stock purchases of memory at lower prices in 2025. Despite this, Raspberry Pi believes that the advantage of having a stocked inventory is now dwindling.
To customers facing higher prices, Raspberry Pi suggests evaluating older models like the Pi 3B, 3A+, or 3B+ and determining the exact RAM requirements for their projects. The company warns that the RAM shortages will continue into 2028, if not beyond, as highlighted by Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.
In light of these price hikes, Raspberry Pi engineers have implemented measures to lock devices to their original RAM capacity through newer firmware. Raspberry Pi's CEO, Eben Upton, expressed optimism that the price of memory will eventually decrease, allowing them to reverse their price increases.
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