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Raspberry Pi 5
- Chip
- Broadcom BCM2712
- Unified memory
- 2, 4, 8 or 16 GB
- Launch price
- $50–$120
- Released
- 2023
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 BCM2712 | 2.0 GB | 1.2 GB | 17 GB/s | 28 of 619 | $50 |
| Broadcom BCM2712 | 4.0 GB | 2.8 GB | 17 GB/s | 84 of 619 | $60 |
| Broadcom BCM2712 | 8.0 GB | 6.4 GB | 17 GB/s | 96 of 619 | $80 |
| Broadcom BCM2712 | 16.0 GB | 13.6 GB | 17 GB/s | 103 of 619 | $120 |
Specifications 8.0 GB configuration
| Maker | Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|
| Type | Board |
| Chip | Raspberry Pi 5 (8 GB) |
| Unified memory | 8.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 6.4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.2 TFLOPS |
| Notes | BCM2712, 4× Cortex-A76 at 2.4 GHz. Launch prices: $60 (4 GB) and $80 (8 GB) in October 2023, $50 (2 GB) in August 2024, $120 (16 GB) in January 2025. Raspberry Pi has raised prices several times since December 2025 as memory costs rose; the 16 GB board is $385 from 2 November 2026. The 1 GB version ($45) is too small for language models and isn’t listed. |
| Product page | www.raspberrypi.com (opens in a new tab) |
Best LLMs for the Raspberry Pi 5 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 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 4B | Q6_K | 4.8 GB | 3.0 tok/s | Slow |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.2 3B | Q4_K_M | 5.1 GB | 4.2 tok/s | Slow |
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.1 GB | 3.9 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Spark-X2.6 4B | Q5_K_M | 4.3 GB | 3.5 tok/s | Slow |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B) | Q4_K_M | 6.2 GB | 12.9 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 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. | Gemma 4 E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.1 GB | 3.9 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SenseNova Loop 9B Preview | Q3_K_M | 6.3 GB | 2.3 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 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 9B | Q3_K_M | 6.1 GB | 2.3 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 9B | Q3_K_M | 6.1 GB | 2.3 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 60Good quality (B) · 60 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 4B | Q5_K_M | 4.7 GB | 3.1 tok/s | Slow |
Best Image models for the Raspberry Pi 5 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 | 21.8 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 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP8 | 6.2 GB | 2.9 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 | 53.5 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 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | Q4 GGUF | 6.1 GB | 9.5 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 68/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image | Q4 GGUF | 6.1 GB | 64.9 min | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 67/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SDXL Turbo | FP8 | 4.2 GB | 25 s | Runs well |
Best Video models for the Raspberry Pi 5 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 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | AnimateDiff v3 (SD 1.5) | FP16 | 4.7 GB | 60.6 min | Very slow |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 6.1 GB | 71.6 min | 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 | 10.6 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 | 10.6 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 | 14.2 h | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
Best Decision models for the Raspberry Pi 5 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 159 ms | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 2.0 GB | 3.5 s | Very slow |
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q6_K | 4.7 GB | 23.2 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 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 | Q8_0 | 2.0 GB | 3.5 s | Very slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 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. | zerank-2 | Q6_K | 4.7 GB | 23.2 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 1.5 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 | 22.3 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. | FRIDA-Decisions | Q8_0 | 1.7 GB | 2.5 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.