Raspberry Pi 5 16GB price rises $80 to $385

Raspberry Pi has raised the price of its 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 by $80 to $385, more than three times its $120 launch price in January 2025. The company also increased prices for 16GB Compute Module 5 products by $40, citing higher memory costs and limited supply of the required DRAM. The Raspberry Pi 5 price change was announced on November 2, 2026. The board had previously sold for $305. Raspberry Pi said the increase reflects sharply higher memory costs and a lack of alternative supply for 16GB DRAM, the memory used in its highest-capacity products. The Compute Module 5 increase applies to 16GB variants, but prices differ by configuration. Listed prices range from $375 for a wireless-free Lite model to $415 for versions with wireless connectivity and higher eMMC storage. Raspberry Pi announced a $40 increase across those products rather than setting one universal price. The Raspberry Pi 500, a computer built into a keyboard, was not included in this round of increases. Lower-memory Raspberry Pi 5 models were also spared. The company has said customers should consider whether they need 16GB of memory for their projects and indicated it could reduce prices if component costs...