Raspberry Pi 4 vs Raspberry Pi 5 for LLMs
Different runtimes/quants across sources; medians are indicative.
| Raspberry Pi 4 | Raspberry Pi 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| India price (cheapest seen) | ₹18,497 | ₹18,643 |
| Small 1–3B median gen t/s | 1.1 (3 tests) | 5.4 (19 tests) |
| Medium 7–8B median gen t/s | Not tested yet | 1.9 (14 tests) |
| Big 14B+ median gen t/s | Not tested yet | 1.3 (17 tests) |
Which is faster for local LLMs: Raspberry Pi 4 or Raspberry Pi 5?
For small 1-3B models, Raspberry Pi 5 is fastest in our sourced results (Raspberry Pi 4 1.1 tokens/s median over 3 tests, Raspberry Pi 5 5.4 tokens/s median over 19 tests).
Models tested on all
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