Raspberry Pi Shares Open Higher Before Sliding as Firm Unveils New AI Hardware

Raspberry Pi (LON: RPI) shares opened higher at 301p on Thursday but quickly gave up early gains, slipping to 285p and trading 1.2% lower by mid-morning.

The stock has fallen 51.1% over the past 12 months, continuing a steep downward trend despite the company’s latest product announcement.

The firm unveiled the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2, an upgraded add-on board for the Raspberry Pi 5 designed to expand its on-device artificial intelligence capabilities.

The release builds on the AI HAT+ introduced in 2024, which focused on edge AI for vision applications using Hailo-8 neural network accelerators.

The new model shifts the emphasis toward generative AI processing. Powered by the Hailo-10H accelerator and equipped with 8GB of dedicated DRAM, the AI HAT+ 2 allows users to run larger and more complex workloads, including large language models and vision-language models, directly on the device.

Raspberry Pi said the upgrade reduces dependence on the cloud, improving speed, privacy and overall cost efficiency.

The company highlighted opportunities across security, premises management and industrial process control, arguing that on-device generative AI offers an affordable alternative in scenarios where data privacy or resilience is critical.

The board also retains high-performance computer vision features and integrates with the firm’s existing camera and software ecosystem.

CEO Eben Upton said the launch “enables developers to run a wider range of AI workloads, including generative models, directly on Raspberry Pi 5,” adding that strong demand for the first AI HAT+ helped justify investment in the higher-performance successor.