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Raspberry Pi & Pico

Every common Raspberry Pi — the full-size boards, the keyboard PCs, the Zero, the Compute Modules — and the Pico microcontroller boards with their RP2040 and RP2350 chips. Say what your project needs and see which boards can do it, or browse them all.

24 of 24 models
Chip & memoryConnectivityVideo, I/O & sizeKey features
Raspberry Pi 500+
Keyboard PC
2025
$410
$200 at launch
$220 as the Desktop Kit; $410 by Oct 2026
Chip
Broadcom BCM2712 + RP1
CPU
4× Cortex-A76, 2.4 GHz
Memory
16 GB LPDDR4X
Storage
256 GB NVMe SSD fitted (M.2 2280 slot), microSD
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE
Ethernet
Gigabit
USB
2× USB-A 3.0 + 1× USB-A 2.0
Video
2× micro-HDMI, both 4K60
I/O
40-pin GPIO on the back
Power
5 V 5 A USB-C (USB PD)
Size
Keyboard, slightly taller than the 500
  • Mechanical low-profile keyboard with swappable switches and per-key RGB lighting
  • 16 GB and an SSD out of the box — the fastest Pi desktop
  • The M.2 slot takes a bigger SSD of your own
Raspberry Pi 500
Keyboard PC
2024
$180
$90 at launch
$120 as the Desktop Kit with mouse, power supply, cable and guide; $180 by Oct 2026
Chip
Broadcom BCM2712 + RP1
CPU
4× Cortex-A76, 2.4 GHz
Memory
8 GB LPDDR4X
Storage
microSD, USB boot
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE
Ethernet
Gigabit
USB
2× USB-A 3.0 + 1× USB-A 2.0
Video
2× micro-HDMI, both 4K60
I/O
40-pin GPIO on the back; no camera or display connector, no PCIe
Power
5 V 5 A USB-C (USB PD)
Size
286 × 122 × 23 mm keyboard
  • A Pi 5 with 8 GB inside the 400's keyboard
  • Cooled by the case, so no fan noise
  • Power button is a key: Fn + F10
Compute Module 5
Compute Module
2024
$67.50
$45 at launch
From $45 at launch (2 GB, no eMMC); 16 GB versions from 2025; from $67.50 by Oct 2026
Chip
Broadcom BCM2712 + RP1
CPU
4× Cortex-A76, 2.4 GHz
Memory
2, 4, 8 or 16 GB LPDDR4X
Storage
0 (Lite), 16, 32 or 64 GB eMMC
Wireless
Optional Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
Gigabit PHY on the module
USB
2× USB 3.0 (to the carrier board)
Video
2× HDMI 4K60 (to the carrier board)
I/O
PCIe 2.0 x1, 2× 4-lane MIPI, 28 GPIO, on two 100-pin connectors
Power
5 V from the carrier board
Size
55 × 40 mm
  • A Pi 5 on a module with the CM4's footprint, so most CM4 carrier boards take it
  • The basis of many third-party laptops, handhelds and cluster boards
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
Pico
2024
$7
$7 at launch
Chip
RP2350 + Infineon CYW43439
CPU
2× Cortex-M33 or 2× Hazard3 RISC-V, 150 MHz
Memory
520 KB SRAM
Storage
4 MB flash
Wireless
Wi-Fi 4 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB 1.1 (device or host)
Video
DVI out through HSTX pins and a breakout board
I/O
26 GPIO, 3× ADC, UART, SPI, I2C, PWM, 12 PIO state machines, HSTX
Power
1.8 – 5.5 V
Size
51 × 21 mm
  • The Pico 2 with the Pico W's wireless chip — the default Pico to buy now
  • Enough memory for TLS, a small web server and MicroPython with room to spare
Raspberry Pi Pico 2
Pico
2024
$5
$5 at launch
Chip
Raspberry Pi RP2350
CPU
2× Cortex-M33 or 2× Hazard3 RISC-V (pick at boot), 150 MHz
Memory
520 KB SRAM
Storage
4 MB flash
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB 1.1 (device or host)
Video
DVI out through HSTX pins and a breakout board
I/O
26 GPIO, 3× ADC, 2× UART, 2× SPI, 2× I2C, 24 PWM, 12 PIO state machines, HSTX
Power
1.8 – 5.5 V
Size
51 × 21 mm
  • Same size and pinout as the Pico, with twice the memory and flash and a faster CPU with a floating-point unit
  • Secure boot, TrustZone and signed firmware for products
  • Also runs on RISC-V cores — switch with a boot setting
RP2350 chip
Chip
2024
$0.80
$0.80 at launch
RP2350A $0.80 on a reel, $1.10 single; RP2350B $0.90 / $1.20. On general sale from Mar 2025; RP2354A/B add 2 MB of stacked flash
Chip
RP2350A (QFN-60, 30 GPIO) or RP2350B (QFN-80, 48 GPIO)
CPU
2× Cortex-M33 or 2× Hazard3 RISC-V, 150 MHz
Memory
520 KB SRAM
Storage
None, or 2 MB in the RP2354
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
USB 1.1 device or host
Video
HSTX high-speed output (DVI)
I/O
30 or 48 GPIO, 4 or 8 ADC, 12 PIO state machines, HSTX, OTP, secure boot
Power
3.3 V I/O, on-chip switching regulator for the core
Size
7 × 7 mm (A) or 10 × 10 mm (B)
  • Faster, with an FPU, twice the RAM and security features the RP2040 lacks
  • The B package has 48 GPIO for boards that need lots of pins
Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi
2023
$45
$60 at launch
4 GB $60, 8 GB $80 at launch; 2 GB $50 from Aug 2024, 16 GB $120 from Jan 2025, 1 GB $45 from Dec 2025. Oct 2026: 1 GB $45, 2 GB $77.50, 4 GB $110, 8 GB $175, 16 GB $305
Chip
Broadcom BCM2712 + Raspberry Pi RP1 I/O chip
CPU
4× Cortex-A76, 2.4 GHz
Memory
1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 GB LPDDR4X
Storage
microSD (twice as fast), USB, NVMe through the M.2 HAT+
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE
Ethernet
Gigabit, PoE+ with a HAT
USB
2× USB-A 3.0 + 2× USB-A 2.0
Video
2× micro-HDMI, both 4K60
I/O
40-pin GPIO, 2× 4-lane MIPI camera/display, PCIe 2.0 x1, RTC, fan header, UART
Power
5 V 5 A USB-C (USB PD)
Size
85 × 56 mm
  • Two to three times the speed of the Pi 4 — a real desktop for the browser and office work
  • A PCIe connector for an NVMe SSD or the AI HAT+ accelerator
  • First Pi with a power button and a real-time clock (add a coin cell)
  • Needs a 27 W (5 V 5 A) supply to power full-current USB; the Active Cooler is close to essential
Raspberry Pi Pico W
Pico
2022
$6
$6 at launch
$7 as the Pico WH with headers
Chip
RP2040 + Infineon CYW43439
CPU
2× Cortex-M0+, 133 MHz
Memory
264 KB SRAM
Storage
2 MB flash
Wireless
Wi-Fi 4 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 (enabled in 2023)
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB 1.1 (device or host)
Video
None
I/O
26 GPIO, 3× ADC, UART, SPI, I2C, PWM, 8 PIO state machines
Power
1.8 – 5.5 V
Size
51 × 21 mm
  • The Pico with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, same pinout
  • The cheap way to put a sensor or a button on your network: MQTT, HTTP, Home Assistant
  • Bluetooth means a Bluetooth keyboard or game pad with no USB at all
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Zero
2021
$15
$15 at launch
Zero 2 WH with the header fitted costs a little more
Chip
Raspberry Pi RP3A0 (BCM2710A1 + 512 MB in one package)
CPU
4× Cortex-A53 (64-bit), 1 GHz
Memory
512 MB LPDDR2
Storage
microSD
Wireless
Wi-Fi 4 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 / BLE
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB OTG
Video
mini-HDMI
I/O
40-pin GPIO (header on the WH), CSI
Power
5 V 2.5 A micro-USB
Size
65 × 30 mm
  • A Pi 3 squeezed into the Zero board — the smallest, cheapest Pi that is pleasant to use
  • The usual pick for a small Linux gadget: a camera, a Pi-hole, a USB gadget, a display driver
  • 512 MB is tight for a desktop; run Raspberry Pi OS Lite
Raspberry Pi Pico
Pico
2021
$4
$4 at launch
$5 as the Pico H with headers and a debug connector
Chip
Raspberry Pi RP2040
CPU
2× Cortex-M0+, 133 MHz
Memory
264 KB SRAM
Storage
2 MB flash
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB 1.1 (device or host)
Video
None
I/O
26 GPIO, 3× 12-bit ADC, 2× UART, 2× SPI, 2× I2C, 16 PWM, 8 PIO state machines
Power
1.8 – 5.5 V (USB, a battery or a supply on VSYS)
Size
51 × 21 mm
  • Program it in MicroPython, CircuitPython, C/C++ (Pico SDK) or Arduino — drag a file onto it to flash it
  • PIO state machines make up hardware protocols in software: WS2812 LEDs, VGA, extra UARTs
  • Draws about 20 mA running and under 1 mA asleep
RP2040 chip
Chip
2021
$1
$1 at launch
About $0.70 each on a reel
Chip
RP2040 (7 × 7 mm QFN-56)
CPU
2× Cortex-M0+, 133 MHz
Memory
264 KB SRAM
Storage
None — add a QSPI flash chip (up to 16 MB)
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
USB 1.1 device or host
Video
None
I/O
30 GPIO, 4× ADC, 2× UART, 2× SPI, 2× I2C, 16 PWM, 8 PIO state machines
Power
3.3 V I/O, 1.1 V core from the on-chip regulator
Size
7 × 7 mm
  • Raspberry Pi's first own chip, inside the Pico and hundreds of third-party boards
  • Needs a flash chip, a 12 MHz crystal and a few capacitors — the Pico's design files are a free reference
Raspberry Pi 400
Keyboard PC
2020
$60
$70 at launch
$100 as a kit with mouse, power supply, cable, microSD card and guide; later cut to $60
Chip
Broadcom BCM2711
CPU
4× Cortex-A72, 1.8 GHz
Memory
4 GB LPDDR4
Storage
microSD, USB boot
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE
Ethernet
Gigabit
USB
2× USB-A 3.0 + 1× USB-A 2.0
Video
2× micro-HDMI, 4K
I/O
40-pin GPIO on the back; no camera or display connector
Power
5 V 3 A USB-C
Size
286 × 122 × 23 mm keyboard
  • A Pi 4 inside a compact keyboard — the home computer of the 1980s again
  • A big heat spreader inside, so it runs faster than a Pi 4 without a fan
  • No camera connector: use a USB webcam
Compute Module 4
Compute Module
2020
$41.25
$25 at launch
From $25 at launch (1 GB, no eMMC, no wireless); from $41.25 by Oct 2026
Chip
Broadcom BCM2711
CPU
4× Cortex-A72, 1.5 GHz
Memory
1, 2, 4 or 8 GB LPDDR4
Storage
0 (Lite), 8, 16 or 32 GB eMMC
Wireless
Optional Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, with an antenna connector
Ethernet
Gigabit PHY on the module
USB
1× USB 2.0 (to the carrier board)
Video
2× HDMI (to the carrier board)
I/O
PCIe 2.0 x1, 2× CSI, 2× DSI, 28 GPIO, on two 100-pin connectors
Power
5 V from the carrier board
Size
55 × 40 mm
  • A Pi 4 on a small module for products: industrial panels, routers, NAS boxes
  • PCIe is exposed, so carrier boards add NVMe, SATA or extra network ports
  • Many third-party carrier boards — and drop-in replacements for the CM4 socket
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
Raspberry Pi
2019
$35
$35 at launch
1 GB $35, 2 GB $45, 4 GB $55 at launch; 8 GB $75 from May 2020; 3 GB $83.75 from Apr 2026. Oct 2026: 1 GB $35, 2 GB $67.50, 4 GB $100, 8 GB $165
Chip
Broadcom BCM2711
CPU
4× Cortex-A72, 1.5 GHz at launch, 1.8 GHz on later boards
Memory
1, 2, 3, 4 or 8 GB LPDDR4
Storage
microSD, USB boot
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE
Ethernet
True gigabit
USB
2× USB-A 3.0 + 2× USB-A 2.0
Video
2× micro-HDMI, one 4K60 or two 4K30
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI, PoE header
Power
5 V 3 A USB-C
Size
85 × 56 mm
  • The first Pi that is a usable desktop computer, with up to 8 GB
  • USB 3.0 makes an external SSD the easy upgrade from a microSD card
  • Two monitors at once, through micro-HDMI rather than full-size HDMI
  • Runs warm: a case with a fan or a heatsink keeps it from throttling
Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+
Raspberry Pi
2018
$25
$25 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2837B0
CPU
4× Cortex-A53, 1.4 GHz
Memory
512 MB
Storage
microSD
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 / BLE
Ethernet
None
USB
1× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (3.5 mm jack)
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI
Power
5 V 2.5 A micro-USB
Size
65 × 56 mm
  • The 3 B+ cut down to one USB port and no Ethernet, in the shorter A+ board
  • A full-size USB-A port and full-size HDMI on a board that fits small cases
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
Raspberry Pi
2018
$35
$35 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2837B0
CPU
4× Cortex-A53, 1.4 GHz
Memory
1 GB
Storage
microSD, USB boot
Wireless
Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 / BLE
Ethernet
Gigabit, but over USB 2.0 (about 300 Mb/s)
USB
4× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (3.5 mm jack)
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI, PoE header
Power
5 V 2.5 A micro-USB
Size
85 × 56 mm
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi and a metal heat spreader on the chip
  • First with Power over Ethernet, through the PoE HAT
  • Still the low-power, low-cost full-size Pi for kiosks, Pi-hole and retro games up to the PlayStation 1
Raspberry Pi Zero W
Zero
2017
$10
$10 at launch
$14 as the Zero WH with the header fitted
Chip
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
1× ARM11, 1 GHz
Memory
512 MB
Storage
microSD
Wireless
Wi-Fi 4 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 / BLE
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB OTG
Video
mini-HDMI
I/O
40-pin GPIO (header on the WH), CSI
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
65 × 30 mm
  • The Zero with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • Single-core and 32-bit only — the Zero 2 W is five times faster for $5 more
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Raspberry PiOlder
2016
$35
$35 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2837
CPU
4× Cortex-A53 (64-bit), 1.2 GHz
Memory
1 GB
Storage
microSD (and USB boot)
Wireless
Wi-Fi 4 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1
Ethernet
100 Mb/s
USB
4× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (3.5 mm jack)
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI
Power
5 V 2.5 A micro-USB
Size
85 × 56 mm
  • First Pi with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in, and the first 64-bit one
  • Replaced two years later by the 3 B+ at the same price
Raspberry Pi Zero
Zero
2015
$5
$5 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
1× ARM11, 1 GHz
Memory
512 MB
Storage
microSD
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
1× micro-USB OTG (plus one for power only)
Video
mini-HDMI
I/O
40-pin GPIO (no header fitted), CSI from v1.3
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
65 × 30 mm
  • The $5 computer — given away on the cover of The MagPi magazine
  • Solder on a header (or buy the Zero H) to use the GPIO pins
  • The OTG port can make it a USB gadget: a network adapter or keyboard for another computer
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
Raspberry PiOlder
2015
$35
$35 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2836; BCM2837 from v1.2 (2016), BCM2837B0 on v1.3 (2025)
CPU
4× Cortex-A7, 900 MHz (4× Cortex-A53 from v1.2)
Memory
1 GB
Storage
microSD
Wireless
None
Ethernet
100 Mb/s
USB
4× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (3.5 mm jack)
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
85 × 56 mm
  • First quad-core Pi, about six times the speed of the Pi 1
  • Same board shape as the B+, so cases and HATs carried over
Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+
Raspberry PiOlder
2014
$20
$20 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
1× ARM11, 700 MHz
Memory
256 MB, 512 MB from 2016
Storage
microSD
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
1× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (3.5 mm jack)
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
65 × 56 mm
  • The short, cheap Pi: no Ethernet, one USB port, a third less power
  • Replaced by the 3 A+ at $25 with a quad-core CPU and Wi-Fi
Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
Raspberry PiOlder
2014
$25
$35 at launch
Later cut to $25
Chip
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
1× ARM11, 700 MHz
Memory
512 MB
Storage
microSD
Wireless
None
Ethernet
100 Mb/s
USB
4× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (3.5 mm jack)
I/O
40-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
85 × 56 mm
  • Set the layout every full-size Pi since has kept: 40-pin header, four USB ports, four mounting holes
  • First with microSD and the HAT add-on board standard
Raspberry Pi 1 Model A
Raspberry PiOlder
2013
$25
$25 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
1× ARM11, 700 MHz
Memory
256 MB
Storage
Full-size SD card
Wireless
None
Ethernet
None
USB
1× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (RCA)
I/O
26-pin GPIO, CSI, DSI
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
85.6 × 56.5 mm
  • The Model B without Ethernet, with one USB port and a third of the power draw
  • Replaced by the smaller A+ in 2014
Raspberry Pi 1 Model B
Raspberry PiOlder
2012
$35
$35 at launch
Chip
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
1× ARM11 (ARM1176JZF-S), 700 MHz
Memory
256 MB, 512 MB from Oct 2012
Storage
Full-size SD card
Wireless
None
Ethernet
100 Mb/s
USB
2× USB-A 2.0
Video
HDMI, composite (RCA)
I/O
26-pin GPIO, CSI camera, DSI display
Power
5 V micro-USB
Size
85.6 × 56.5 mm
  • The original $35 computer for teaching children to code
  • Its 26-pin header is a subset of the 40-pin header every later board has
  • Too slow for a modern desktop; fine for a single-purpose script

RP2040 vs RP2350

The two microcontrollers Raspberry Pi designs itself — the RP2040 in the Pico and Pico W, the RP2350 in the Pico 2 and Pico 2 W. Code for one mostly runs on the other; the RP2350 is the one to start with now.

SpecRP2040RP2350
BoardsPico, Pico WPico 2, Pico 2 W
ReleasedJanuary 2021August 2024
Cores2× Arm Cortex-M0+2× Arm Cortex-M33 or 2× Hazard3 RISC-V, chosen at boot
Clock133 MHz (200 MHz supported from SDK 2.1.1)150 MHz
Floating pointSoftware (fast ROM routines)Hardware FPU and DSP on the M33
SRAM264 KB520 KB
Flash on the Pico board2 MB4 MB
GPIO3030 (RP2350A) or 48 (RP2350B)
ADC4 channels, 12-bit4 (A) or 8 (B) channels, 12-bit
PIO2 blocks, 8 state machines3 blocks, 12 state machines
PWM channels1624
SecurityNoneSecure boot, Arm TrustZone, 8 KB OTP for keys, glitch detectors
VideoNo video output (PicoDVI bit-bangs DVI through PIO, overclocked)HSTX high-speed output — DVI from 3 pairs of pins
Low powerDormant and sleep modesAdds a low-power always-on timer and lower sleep current
Chip priceAbout $0.70 – $1$0.80 – $1.20

Reading the table

Price is the US list price in USD of the cheapest version in October 2026, with the launch price under it. Memory costs raised prices five times from October 2025: the 16 GB Pi 5 went from $120 to $305, the Pi 500+ from $200 to $410. The 1 GB Pi 4 and Pi 5, the Zero and Pico families and the Pi 3 did not change.

Memory and storage are ranges when a board was sold in several configurations.

Older marks a board replaced by a newer one at the same price and size. Most are still made for existing products — Raspberry Pi keeps boards in production for years.

Not listed: the Compute Module 1, 3, 3+ and 4S, and the Compute Module 0 (2025), which is sold officially only in China.

All prices are in US dollars (USD): Raspberry Pi's US list prices as of October 2026, before tax and shipping. Prices in other countries and at resellers differ.

Instructions

Pick a Raspberry Pi, a Pico or an RP chip from what your project has to do, or look up any model's specs.

  1. On Help me choose, start from a project such as Wireless keyboard → text on a small LCD, or tick what the board has to do: run Linux, take USB devices, drive a small LCD, run on a battery, and so on.
  2. Boards that do all of it out of the box come first; boards that need an adapter or an extra board follow, each with what to add. A project also shows How to build it.
  3. Click a board's name to open its row on All models, where you can search every spec, filter by family and sort by year or price.
  4. Names & comparisons explains what A, B, +, W, H, Zero and the numbers mean, and puts look-alike boards side by side: Zero vs Zero W vs Zero 2 W, Model A vs B vs B+, Pi 4 vs Pi 5, and the four Picos.

Tips

  • Pi or Pico? A Pi is a small Linux computer; a Pico is a microcontroller that runs one program, starts instantly and sips power. Plenty of projects use both.
  • USB devices means the board is a USB host. Full-size Pis have USB-A ports; the Zero and the Pico need a micro-USB OTG adapter, and the Pico also needs host code.
  • Prices are the US list price of each board's cheapest version in October 2026; All models also shows the launch price. Memory costs have pushed the 2 GB-and-up boards far above their launch prices since late 2025, so check a reseller before you buy.
  • Older boards (Pi 1, 2 and 3 B) are hidden from the chooser unless you include them, and bare chips only appear when you include them too.
  • Your choices, search, filter and sort are kept in local storage on this device only — nothing about this page is sent anywhere.
  • Hit Example and click Help me choose (or the keyboard project card) for the keyboard-to-LCD project, or All models or the search box for a sample search.