--- title: A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at... description: Raspberry Pi has raised prices again on its single-board computers due to rising memory costs, with the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Pi 5 jumping $12.50 from 1... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-2gb-raspberry-pi-4-now-costs-50-more-than-it-did-at-launch-wljibvmtc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at launch | daily.dev og:description: Raspberry Pi has raised prices again on its single-board computers due to rising memory costs, with the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Pi 5 jumping $12.50 from 1... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-2gb-raspberry-pi-4-now-costs-50-more-than-it-did-at-launch-wljibvmtc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wljiBvmTc.png og:image:alt: A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at launch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at launch **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Raspberry Pi has raised prices again on its single-board computers due to rising memory costs, with the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Pi 5 jumping $12.50 from 1 October 2026. The 2GB Pi 4, which launched at $45 in 2019, now costs $67.50 — a 50% increase over its launch price. The company cites steep, sustained memory cost increases as the driver, notes Pine64 has halted Linux hardware production for similar reasons, and says 1GB variants and Compute Modules remain unaffected for now. Raspberry Pi advises buyers to choose the right model for their needs and purchase only from approved resellers, while expressing hope that memory costs will eventually subside. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much does the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 cost now compared to when it launched? The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs $67.50 (£64.80), up from a launch price of $45 in 2019, a 50% increase. It was briefly reduced to $35, raised back to $45 in 2021, rose to $55 in February, and jumped by $12.50 effective 1 October 2026 due to rising memory component costs. _Anyone budgeting for a Pi-based project can track hardware cost trends like this on daily.dev._ ### Why are Raspberry Pi prices going up so much? Prices are rising because memory component costs have risen steeply over the past two years and continue to increase, forcing Raspberry Pi to raise prices across many products to keep up with production costs. The company says it previously held prices on lower-density boards but that approach has become unsustainable given industry-wide memory economics. _Developers tracking single-board computer costs and supply trends can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Which Raspberry Pi models were not affected by the October 2026 price increase? The 1GB variants of Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 remain unchanged, as do the 2GB variants of Compute Module 4 and Compute Module 5, at least for now. Only the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Pi 5 boards saw a $12.50 price increase effective 1 October 2026. _Makers choosing between Pi variants can keep tabs on which models stay affordable via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Raspberry Pi 5 2GB Price Increases To $77.50 USD](https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-5-2gb-price-increases-to-77-50-usd-lj2fp60to) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [Raspberry Pi gets eye-watering price rises, new 3GB RAM model](https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-gets-eye-watering-price-rises-new-3gb-ram-model-jslcvssq7) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [DRAM it\! 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