Banana Pi

As of December 31, 2025, Banana Pi has published official documentation for the Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite. This router-oriented board features a MediaTek MT7987A SoC with 2.5GbE SFP, 2.5GbE WAN, and four 1GbE LAN ports. While Wi-Fi 7 and 5G can be added via expansion slots, the M.2 slot is not designed for NVMe and there are USB 3.0 simultaneous usage limitations—points worth noting before purchase.

Banana Pi has released product information for their AI-focused core module "Banana Pi BPI-SM9". Equipped with SOPHGO BM1688 and rated at up to 16 TOPS (INT8), the official documentation emphasizes video analytics applications such as decoding and analyzing multiple HD video streams. However, there are inconsistencies in official sources regarding power (5V/12V), dimensions, and GbE port count, so verify whether you are purchasing the module alone, IO board, or kit before ordering.

Banana Pi launched the BPI-CM6 public sales. Powered by SpacemiT K1 (8-core RISC-V), it's an industrial compute module balancing 2.0 TOPS AI and Raspberry Pi CM4 compatibility. A solid choice for starting edge inference with RISC-V.

Banana Pi (BPI team) has announced the public sale of the "Banana Pi BPI-Forge1." Powered by the Rockchip RK3506J (Arm Cortex-A7 triple-core), this compact SBC features dual 100MbE ports and control-oriented I/O. While it is clearly targeted at embedded use cases with Buildroot as the primary OS, the 512MB memory and some unconfirmed expansion specifications require careful consideration of your intended use case.