Raspberry Pi has launched a new 1 GB version of the Raspberry Pi 5 at $45, giving its latest board a lower entry point while the company adjusts prices across the lineup to deal with rising memory costs. The new model keeps the same quad-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 CPU, dual-band Wi-Fi, and PCIe support, but cuts LPDDR4 capacity to reach the new price. At the same time, Raspberry Pi is increasing prices on several Pi 4 and Pi 5 configurations due to what it calls an unprecedented surge in LPDDR4 pricing. These adjustments follow similar hikes made to Compute Module products in October and are meant to help secure memory supply as the market tightens through 2026.

As of today, Pi 4 4 GB now starts at $60 (up from $55) and the 8 GB model increases to $85. The Pi 5 sees bigger jumps: the 2 GB version goes from $50 to $55, 4 GB rises from $60 to $70, 8 GB from $80 to $95, and the 16 GB flagship climbs from $120 to $145. The 1 GB Pi 5 is new at $45. Pricing for lower-density Pi 4 variants, Pi 3-series models, and the Pi Zero family remains unchanged. Compute Module 5 16 GB models are also moving up by $20. Raspberry Pi says the adjustments are necessary to keep its products available in the face of steep memory inflation, but the new 1 GB Pi 5 gives users a cheaper way into the platform even as higher-capacity boards get more expensive.