Raspberry Pi Prices Are Rising Significantly

Starting today, the price of the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 is increasing by $100, nearly matching its original price of $120. This adjustment is a response to the ongoing RAM shortage, prompting Raspberry Pi to raise prices on more than a dozen of its basic computers, following earlier hikes in December and February. The new price increases vary from $11.25 to $150.

In a blog post about these changes, Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton emphasized that these price hikes are not permanent. He stated, “The circumstances in which we find ourselves are challenging, but in the future they will abate. When they do, we will reverse our price increases, and until they do, we will continue to work hard to limit their impact in every way we can.”

To help ease the impact of these price increases, Raspberry Pi has also introduced a new version of the Raspberry Pi 4 featuring 3GB of RAM, available today for $83.75. Models with 4GB or more of memory have been hit hardest by rising memory prices. Upton reassured customers that this is not an April Fools’ joke, saying, “Notwithstanding today’s date, our new computer is as real as the rest of our products.”