Jun 2026

The Raspberry Pi Pico is completely different to the previous generations of Raspberry Pi computers. The main difference between a Raspberry Pi 5 and a Raspberry Pi Pico is that they are two completely different classes of devices designed for totally different purposes.

1. Raspberry Pi 5 = a full computer (runs Linux, HDMI, USB, Wi‑Fi, multitasking)
2. Raspberry Pi Pico = a microcontroller (runs tiny programs, no OS, ultra‑low power)

• Runs a full operating system (Raspberry Pi OS / Linux)

• Works like a tiny desktop PC

• Has HDMI, USB 3.0, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet

• Can run browsers, servers, databases, GUIs, Python apps, etc.

• CPU: Quad‑core 2.4 GHz

• RAM: 4–16 GB

• Designed for: computing, media, robotics, servers, learning Linux