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The Raspberry Pi Zero, launched in November 2015, radically redefined the entry point for computing at a price of just $5.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 November 2015 |title=Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 Computer |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/ |access-date=26 November 2015 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation}}</ref> In February 2016, the Raspberry Pi 3 marked another major milestone by integrating a 64-bit processor, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.<ref name="Upton 2016" /> The product line continued to expand with the wireless-enabled Raspberry Pi Zero W (February 2017),<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2017 |title=New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/new-10-raspberry-pi-zero-comes-with-wi-fi-and-bluetooth/ |work=[[Ars Technica]] |first=Jon |last=Brodkin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2017 |title=New product! Raspberry Pi Zero W joins the family |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero-w-joins-family/ |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation}}</ref> the faster Raspberry Pi 3B+ (March 2018),<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2018 |title=Raspberry PI 3B+ on sale now |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35// |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Raspberry Pi 3A+ (November 2018),<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2018 |title=New product: Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ on sale now at $25 – Raspberry Pi |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-product-raspberry-pi-3-model-a/ |access-date=15 November 2018 |work=Raspberry Pi}}</ref> and Compute Module 3+ (January 2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=James |date=28 January 2019 |title=Compute Module 3+ on sale now from $25 |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/compute-module-3-on-sale-now-from-25/ |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=raspberrypi.org}}</ref>
 
The Raspberry Pi 4, launched in June 2019, represented another major performance leap with a faster processor, up to 8&nbsp;GB of RAM, dual-monitor support, and USB 3.0 ports.<ref name="Upton 2020" /> A compute module version (CM4) launched in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2020 |title=Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 on sale now from $25 – Raspberry Pi |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-compute-module-4/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=Raspberry Pi}}</ref> This era saw further diversification with the Raspberry Pi 400 (a [[Keyboard computer|computer integrated into a keyboard]]) in November 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=The Raspberry Pi |title=Buy a Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/ |website=Raspberry Pi}}</ref> and the Raspberry Pi Pico in January 2021. The Pico, based on the in-house designed [[RP2040]] chip, marked the company's first entry into the low-cost microcontroller market.<ref name="Adams 2021" /> The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, introduced in 2021, featured a faster processor, providing a significant performance boost while maintaining the low-cost, compact form factor.<ref name="Upton 2021" />
 
The [[2020–present global chip shortage|global chip shortage starting in 2020]], as well as an uptake in demand starting in early 2021, notably affected the Raspberry Pi, causing significant availability issues from that time onward.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raspberry Pi: Why they are so hard to buy right now, and what you can do about it |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/raspberry-pi-why-they-are-so-hard-to-buy-right-now-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ |website=[[ZDNet]] |first=Liam |last=Tung |date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> The company explained its approach to the shortages in 2021,<ref>{{cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=Supply chain, shortages, and our first-ever price increase |url=https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/supply-chain-shortages-and-our-first-ever-price-increase/ |website=Rapsberry Pi}}</ref> and April 2022,<ref>{{cite web |date=4 April 2022 |title=Production and supply-chain update |url=https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/production-and-supply-chain-update/}}</ref> explaining that it was prioritising business and industrial customers.
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| Jan 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geerling |first=Jeff |date=January 21, 2021 |title=The Raspberry Pi Pico is a new $4 microcontroller |url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2021/raspberry-pi-pico-new-4-microcontroller |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=jeffgeerling.com}}</ref><br>W: Jun 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Upton |first=Eben |date=2022-06-30 |title=Raspberry Pi Pico W: your $6 IoT platform |url=https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-w-your-6-iot-platform/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Raspberry Pi |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| Aug 2024<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gregory |first=Andrew |date=September 2024 |title=Pico 2 |url=https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/downloads/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTU5MiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--93c3c4090516fb44639a3fb6191f5f94622f7f2f/MagPi145.pdf |magazine=The MagPi |page=41 |issue=145}}</ref>
| Feb 2013{{wbr}}<ref name="A-Announcement"/>
| Feb 2013{{wbr}}<ref name="A-Announcement">{{cite web| url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/model-a-now-for-sale-in-europe-buy-one-today/ |title=Model A now for sale in Europe – buy one today! |date=4 February 2013 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
| Nov 2014{{wbr}}<ref name="A-Plus-Announcement"/>
| Nov 2014{{wbr}}<ref name="A-Plus-Announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#raspberry-pi-model-a-plus-on-sale |title=RASPBERRY PI MODEL A+ ON SALE NOW AT $20 |date=10 November 2014 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |access-date=10 November 2014 |archive-date=10 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110233834/https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#raspberry-pi-model-a-plus-on-sale/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Nov 2018
| Apr–Jun 2012
| Jul 2014{{wbr}}<ref name="B-Plus-Announcement"/>
| Jul 2014{{wbr}}<ref name="B-Plus-Announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus/ |title=Introducing Raspberry Pi Model B+ |date=14 July 2014 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173900/http://www.raspberrypi.org/introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Feb 2015{{wbr}}<ref name="2-B-Announcement"/>
| Feb 2015{{wbr}}<ref name="2-B-Announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/|title=Raspberry Pi 2 on sale now at $35|publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation|date=2 February 2015|first=Eben|last=Upton|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
| Oct 2016{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/2163186.pdf?_ga=1.9528053.1789915275.1482632652|format=PDF|title=Raspberry Pi2 Model B v1.2|website=Farnell.com|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
| Feb 2016{{wbr}}<ref name="Pi3OnSale">{{cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-on-sale/|title=Raspberry Pi 3 on sale now at $35|last=Upton|first=Eben|date=29 February 2016|website=Raspberry Pi|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref>
| Mar 2018{{wbr}}<ref name="RapsberryPi3B+Release">{{cite news |last=Upton |first=Eben |author-link=Eben Upton |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/ |title=Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ on Sale at $35 |work=Raspberry Pi Blog |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=4 May 2018 }}</ref>
| Jun 2019{{wbr}}<ref name="ars4" />
| Oct 2023{{wbr}}
| Apr 2014{{wbr}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/raspberry-pi-gets-more-arduino-y-with-new-open-source-modular-hardware/|title=Raspberry Pi gets more Arduino-y with new open source modular hardware|work=Ars Technica|access-date=19 Jun 2018}}</ref><ref name="cm3">{{cite web|last1=Brodkin|first1=Jon|title=Raspberry Pi upgrades Compute Module with 10 times the CPU performance|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/raspberry-pi-upgrades-compute-module-with-10-times-the-cpu-performance/|access-date=16 January 2017|website=Ars Technica|date=16 January 2017}}</ref>
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| $25<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/price-cut-raspberry-pi-model-b-now-only-25/ |title=Price Cut! Raspberry Pi Model B+ Now Only $25 |date=14 May 2015 |first=Eben |last=Upton}}</ref>
| colspan="4" | $35
| $35{{nbndash}}75{{wbr}}<ref name="ars4" /><ref name="TwoGBMin">{{Cite news|last=Halfacree|first=Gareth|date=March 2020|title=Raspberry Pi 4 now comes with 2&nbsp;GB RAM Minimum|page=6|work=The MagPi|publisher=Raspberry Pi Press|issue=91|url=https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/issues/91/pdf|access-date=28 May 2020|quote=we say farewell to the 1&nbsp;GB model}}</ref><ref name="Upton 2020" />
| $50{{nbndash}}120
| $25{{nbndash}}40{{wbr}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lobo |first=Freia |date=2017-01-17 |title=Raspberry Pi has a fancy new toy for its most demanding fans |url=https://mashable.com/article/raspberry-pi-cm3 |access-date=2025-06-05 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=James |date=2019-01-28 |title=Compute Module 3+ on sale now from $25 |url=https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/compute-module-3-on-sale-now-from-25/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Raspberry Pi |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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| 256 or 512 MiB{{efn|group="specs"|name="shared"}}<br />Changed to 512&nbsp;MB on 10 August 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adafruit.com/product/2266|title=Raspberry Pi Modal A+ 512MB RAM|date=10 August 2016|website=Adafruit|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
| 512 MiB{{efn|group="specs"|name="shared"}}
| 256 or 512 MiB{{efn|group="specs"|name="shared"}}<br />Changed to 512&nbsp;MB on 15 October 2012<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/model-b-now-ships-with-512mb-of-ram/|title=Model B Now Ships with 512&nbsp;MB of RAM|date=15 October 2012|website=Raspberry Pi Blog|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
| 512 MiB{{efn|group="specs"|name="shared"}}
| colspan="4" | 1 GiB{{efn|group="specs"|name="shared"}}
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== References ==
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| Feb 2013{{wbr}}<ref name="A-Announcement">{{cite web| url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/model-a-now-for-sale-in-europe-buy-one-today/ |title=Model A now for sale in Europe – buy one today! |date=4 February 2013 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
 
| Nov 2014{{wbr}}<ref name="A-Plus-Announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#raspberry-pi-model-a-plus-on-sale |title=RASPBERRY PI MODEL A+ ON SALE NOW AT $20 |date=10 November 2014 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |access-date=10 November 2014 |archive-date=10 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110233834/https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/#raspberry-pi-model-a-plus-on-sale/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
| Jul 2014{{wbr}}<ref name="B-Plus-Announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus/ |title=Introducing Raspberry Pi Model B+ |date=14 July 2014 |publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173900/http://www.raspberrypi.org/introducing-raspberry-pi-model-b-plus/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
| Feb 2015{{wbr}}<ref name="2-B-Announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/|title=Raspberry Pi 2 on sale now at $35|publisher=Raspberry Pi Foundation|date=2 February 2015|first=Eben|last=Upton|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Lawler 2012">Richard Lawler, 29 February 2012, [https://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-credit-card-sized-linux-pcs-are-on-sale-now-25-mo/ Raspberry Pi credit-card sized Linux PCs are on sale now, $25 Model A gets a RAM bump], ''Engadget''</ref>
<ref name="Companies House">{{Cite web |title=Raspberry Pi Ltd |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08207441 |access-date=18 June 2024 |website=Companies House}}</ref>