--- title: The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 get a price hike as keeping... description: Raspberry Pi has raised the price of its 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 boards by $12.50, bringing them to $67.50 and $77.50 respectively. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-2gb-raspberry-pi-4-and-5-get-a-price-hike-as-keeping-the-price-low-becomes-unsustainable--ashwi66vn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 get a price hike as keeping the price low becomes "unsustainable" | daily.dev og:description: Raspberry Pi has raised the price of its 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 boards by $12.50, bringing them to $67.50 and $77.50 respectively. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-2gb-raspberry-pi-4-and-5-get-a-price-hike-as-keeping-the-price-low-becomes-unsustainable--ashwi66vn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AsHWi66VN.png og:image:alt: The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 get a price hike as keeping the price low becomes "unsustainable" 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. # The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 get a price hike as keeping the price low becomes "unsustainable" **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Raspberry Pi has raised the price of its 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 boards by $12.50, bringing them to $67.50 and $77.50 respectively. The foundation cites rising RAM costs as the driving factor, saying it was no longer sustainable to hold prices steady on the lower-memory variants after already raising prices on higher-density models back in April 2026. The piece suggests alternatives like the Raspberry Pi 3, an ESP32, or a mini PC for buyers who don't need the more powerful boards. ## 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 and Raspberry Pi 5 cost now after the latest price increase? The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs $67.50 and the 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 costs $77.50, each rising by $12.50. The Raspberry Pi Foundation said holding prices steady on these lower-memory variants became unsustainable due to rising RAM costs, following an earlier April 2026 price increase that had spared the 2GB models. _Anyone budgeting a Raspberry Pi project can track hardware pricing shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ### Why did Raspberry Pi raise prices on its 2GB boards after previously protecting them from increases? Rising RAM costs made it unsustainable to keep holding the line on the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 pricing. In April 2026 the foundation had already raised prices on higher-density variants while sparing the 1GB and 2GB models, but that approach could no longer be maintained given continued memory cost pressure. _Makers weighing board options amid rising RAM costs can follow pricing trends like this on 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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