# Raspberry Pi 16GB Pi 5 rises to $385 amid memory shortages

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/raspberry-pi-hikes-prices-again-barely-a-month-after-the-last-round/
- Published: 2026-11-03T09:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T09:57:31+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/11/03/raspberry-pi-hikes-prices-again-barely-a-month-after-the-last-round/5307004
- Topics: Cricket, Sport

## Key points

- The 16GB Pi 5 now costs $385.
- Its price is up 221 per cent since launch.
- Memory shortages are driving repeated increases.

## Summary

Raspberry Pi has raised the price of its 16GB Pi 5 by $80 to $385, citing rising memory costs and shortages of other components. The increase matters because the model now costs more than three times its January 2025 launch price, following several earlier hikes.

The 16GB Compute Module 5 variants also rise by $40, while the Raspberry Pi 500+ is unaffected. The Pi 5’s price has increased by $265 in total, or 221 per cent, from its original $120; the latest change comes barely a month after smaller Pi 4 and Pi 5 models went up by $12.50. Raspberry Pi says the increases are temporary, but Micron has warned shortages could last until 2028 or later.

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