Raspberry Pi announced price hikes on its 16GB hardware due to a global memory shortage. The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 jumps by $80 to a new retail price of $385, while the 16GB Compute Module 5 climbs by $40. The 16GB Pi 500+ keeps its original pricing as the company treats the supply squeeze as a temporary market issue.
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton announced the pricing adjustments on the official company blog. The $80 increase on the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 pushes the retail cost to $385. Early single board computers from the company sold between $35 and $60, showing the financial impact of rising component costs on top tier models. Industrial buyers also face higher expenses as the 16GB Compute Module 5 rises by $40.
Supply limits forced the price changes. Upton explained that 16GB DRAM lacks alternative suppliers, which combined with other part shortages to raise production costs. Raspberry Pi decided against a board wide price adjustment across the catalog. The 16GB Pi 500+ stays at its launch price without any increase. Company leadership considers the current memory bottleneck a temporary problem rather than a permanent change to product costs.
