Raspberry Pi raises 2GB Pi 4 and Pi 5 prices by $12.50 as memory costs climb

Raspberry Pi announced on 2 October that it is raising the price of the 2GB versions of its Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computers by $12.50. The 2GB Pi 4 now costs $67.50, and the 2GB Pi 5 costs $77.50. The company says the increase reflects memory prices, which have risen steeply over the past two years and continue to climb.

What changed

During the previous round of increases, in April, Raspberry Pi held down the prices of the 1GB and 2GB Pi 4 and Pi 5 models while raising the higher-density variants. The company now says that approach has become unsustainable. Prices for other products remain unchanged, including the 1GB Pi 4 and Pi 5 and the 2GB Compute Module 4 and Compute Module 5.

The memory crunch behind the rise

The Register recalls that the Pi 4 was once a $35 computer; its price was "temporarily" raised to $45 during the pandemic and has climbed further since. Most of the Pi 4 and Pi 5 range received substantial increases in April 2026, and a 16GB Pi 5 now sells for $305 at PiShop, against $120 at its January 2025 launch. The 2GB models escaped April's increase, but that reprieve has ended.

Raspberry Pi's latest results put the pressure in perspective: first-half revenue rose 90% to $256.9 million and gross profit 79% to $59.4 million, with gross profit per board up 53% to $12.20, helped by higher prices and memory bought cheaply in 2025. That inventory advantage has now largely been exhausted, The Register reports. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra warned this week that the RAM shortage will persist into 2028 and possibly beyond, saying: "We do not have line of sight to when supply and demand will return to balance."

What Raspberry Pi advises

Raspberry Pi is asking customers to make sure the board they buy matches their needs and that they are not paying for memory headroom they don't need. It suggests considering older models, such as the Pi 3B, 3A+ or 3B+, and points to memory optimization guidance from Raspberry Pi Official Magazine; business customers can write to [email protected] for advice. The company also tells buyers to stick to Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers, which honor official maximum prices, warning that some unauthorized vendors use inflated pricing.

Raspberry Pi boss Eben Upton said: "The current memory supply circumstances are very challenging, but, as we've said before, they won't last forever. The price of memory will eventually subside, and we look forward to reversing our own price increases when it does." The Verge notes that this is the latest in a series of price hikes over the past year, driven by the ongoing RAM crisis.

Sources: Raspberry Pi · The Register · The Verge