Arduino VENTUNO Q price rises to $399 as introductory offer ends
Arduino's VENTUNO Q AI board moves from its $299 introductory price to a permanent $399 retail price, citing rising memory component costs.
Summary
Arduino has ended the introductory pricing for its VENTUNO Q edge AI board, raising the price from $299 to $399 effective October 19. Pre-orders placed at the lower price will be honored. The company attributes the increase to sharply rising memory module costs across the industry. The board features a Qualcomm Hexagon NPU with 40 TOPS, 16 GB RAM, and an STM32H5 microcontroller for real-time control.
What's in the VENTUNO Q
- Qualcomm Hexagon NPU: 40 dense TOPS for on-device LLM and vision AI inference
- STM32H5 co-processor: sub-millisecond response for physical world actuation
- 16 GB RAM: for running local AI models
- Qualcomm Linux software stack: beta available on GitHub
- Upcoming software support: Raspberry Pi HATs, MIPI CSI cameras in next Arduino App Lab release
- Production path: Works with Arduino program using Qualcomm Dragonwing processors
Why it matters
The price increase positions VENTUNO Q in a different competitive tier against other edge AI boards. The open software stack and planned Raspberry Pi HAT compatibility may help build a broader accessory ecosystem, though the proprietary Qualcomm NPU and Dragonwing silicon limit fully open hardware claims.
Original reference: blog.arduino.cc →