Gemma 3 on a Raspberry Pi 5: I Benchmarked Google's Open Model on a $80 Computer [2026]

A $80 single-board computer running a Google-built AI model that generates code, answers architecture questions, and summarizes documentation. No cloud. No API key. No monthly bill. That's Gemma 3 on a Raspberry Pi 5, and after spending a week benchmarking this setup, I can tell you it's more useful than it has any right to be. The local LLM movement has been dominated by beefy desktop GPUs and M-series MacBooks. But the Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB of RAM sits in a completely different category: it...