# Arduino VENTUNO Q price rises to $399 as introductory offer ends

> **Key takeaway:** Arduino's VENTUNO Q AI board moves from its $299 introductory price to a permanent $399 retail price, citing rising memory component costs.

**Published:** 2026-10-19T13:23:04+00:00 
**Source:** Arduino Official Blog 
**Category:** open-hardware 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/arduino-ventuno-q-price-rises-to-399-as-introductory-offer-e.html 

## 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.