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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
- Chip
- Broadcom BCM2711
- Unified memory
- 2, 4 or 8 GB
- Launch price
- $45–$75
- Released
- 2019
Configurations
Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.
| Configuration | Memory | Usable for AI | Bandwidth | LLMs that run well | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom BCM2711 | 2.0 GB | 1.2 GB | 13 GB/s | 23 of 619 | $45 |
| Broadcom BCM2711 | 4.0 GB | 2.8 GB | 13 GB/s | 30 of 619 | $55 |
| Broadcom BCM2711 | 8.0 GB | 6.4 GB | 13 GB/s | 31 of 619 | $75 |
Specifications 8.0 GB configuration
| Maker | Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|
| Type | Board |
| Chip | Raspberry Pi 4 (8 GB) |
| Unified memory | 8.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 6.4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 13 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.1 TFLOPS |
| Notes | BCM2711, 4× Cortex-A72 at 1.8 GHz. Launch prices (2019, 8 GB in 2020). Raspberry Pi’s December 2025 list prices are $45 (2 GB), $60 (4 GB) and $85 (8 GB). |
| Product page | www.raspberrypi.com (opens in a new tab) |
Best LLMs for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67Good quality (B) · 67 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 4B | Q6_K | 4.8 GB | 1.1 tok/s | Very slow |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.2 3B | Q4_K_M | 5.1 GB | 1.6 tok/s | Very slow |
| 65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Spark-X2.6 4B | Q6_K | 4.8 GB | 1.1 tok/s | Very slow |
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.1 GB | 1.5 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Gemma 4 E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.1 GB | 1.5 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Q3_K_M | 6.0 GB | 0.9 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SenseNova Loop 9B Preview | Q3_K_M | 6.3 GB | 0.9 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 9B | Q3_K_M | 6.1 GB | 0.9 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 61Good quality (B) · 61 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 4B | Q6_K | 5.2 GB | 1.0 tok/s | Very slow |
| 63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 9B | Q3_K_M | 6.1 GB | 0.9 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
Best Image models for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q4 GGUF | 5.7 GB | 29.5 min | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP8 | 6.2 GB | 3.9 min | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MOSS-Image SFT | Q4 GGUF | 5.4 GB | 72.5 min | Very slowencoder unloaded after use |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | Q4 GGUF | 6.1 GB | 12.9 min | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 67/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image | Q4 GGUF | 6.1 GB | 88.0 min | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 60Good quality (B) · 60 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 66/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Juggernaut XL v9 | FP8 | 5.6 GB | 16.6 min | Very slowtight fit |
Best Video models for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | AnimateDiff v3 (SD 1.5) | FP16 | 4.7 GB | 82.2 min | Very slow |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 6.1 GB | 1.6 h | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 50/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | CogVideoX 5B | FP8 | 5.9 GB | 14.4 h | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 50/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | CogVideoX 5B I2V | FP8 | 6.1 GB | 14.4 h | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 50/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B | FP8 | 6.0 GB | 19.2 h | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
Best Decision models for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q6_K | 4.7 GB | 69.5 s | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 2.0 GB | 10.4 s | Very slow |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 468 ms | Slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | zerank-2 | Q6_K | 4.7 GB | 69.5 s | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Shieldstral 1.0 3B | Q8_0 | 5.4 GB | 66.9 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 2.0 GB | 10.4 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 4.5 s | Very slow |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Intern-Decision 4B | Q6_K | 4.9 GB | 39.7 s | Very slow |
Spec sources
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.