Overview
- Raspberry Pi announced on Monday that it has raised the price of the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 by $80 to $385 and increased 16GB Compute Module 5 variants by $40 while holding the Pi 500+ price steady.
- The company said the move was forced by a lack of alternative 16GB DRAM supply and other component shortages and urged customers to choose lower‑memory SKUs or optimise their memory use.
- Raspberry Pi warned customers to buy only from its Approved Resellers to avoid inflated or non‑genuine listings that have appeared on secondary markets.
- Industry reports and statements from suppliers such as SK Hynix point to structural pressure on commodity DRAM because memory makers are shifting capacity toward high‑bandwidth memory for AI and locking production with multiyear contracts.
- That market shift means smaller makers and hobbyist buyers could face higher memory costs for years, which could change how Raspberry Pi users build projects and prompt the company to keep offering lower‑RAM alternatives and optimisation guidance.