Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)

Cheapest always-on API-only agent host. AgentRig Score: 53

Chip: BCM2712
CPU cores: 4
Memory (GB): 8
Memory type: LPDDR4X
Max memory (GB): 16
GPU: VideoCore VII
Storage: microSD
Power: ~3
OS: Raspberry Pi OS
Price: $175
Price config: Pi 5 8GB board only
Price status: verified
Price note: PiShop.us 2026-10-20 (RAM prices up; 16GB $305 at raspberrypi.com)
Llama 3.1 8B Q4 tok/s: —
Good for: Cheapest always-on API-only agent host