Raspberry Pi: Company reveals new pricing across popular single-board computers while blaming 'insatiable demand' for AI

Raspberry Pi has made two major announcements today. On the one hand, the company has introduced a new Raspberry Pi OS release, full details of which we have covered separately. On the other hand, it has also decided to change the prices of almost all of its single-board computers (SBCs).

For instance, prices of Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 (curr. $90 on Amazon) devices will stay unchanged. Meanwhile, Raspberry Pi 3B+, Compute Module 4, Compute Module 5 and Raspberry Pi 500 machines have risen by between $5 and $10. For reference, the launch price of the Raspberry Pi 500 Plus already reflected Raspberry Pi's new pricing strategy. Conversely, the Compute Module 1 has dropped by $5 to $25.

Apparently, changes to 'underlying cost structure[s]' are the reasons behind the Compute Module 1's price reduction. By contrast, Raspberry Pi cites DDR4 price spikes of roughly 120% since last year for why it felt the need to increase the MSRPs of the Raspberry Pi 3B+, Compute Module 4, Compute Module 5 and Raspberry Pi 500.

Specifically, the 'insatiable demand' for 'AI applications' that has occurred in the last year or so. Raspberry Pi hopes to revert these price increases once the DDR4 RAM market stabilises. Please see the company's website for more details.