Raspberry PI 3B as a server for chat bot

[Kwizchm]

Sorry for bad english :/
I plan on buying rpi 3b. First of i need to know will it be enough to host my current chat bot. As for know i run my bot on i5-8250u and everything works good and smooth. How much worse is 3b’s processing speed compared to i5-8250u?

[Botspot]

That is hard to answer without more details. How is your chat bot being run on your i5? Some kind of Windows program?

Also, why not buy a Pi 4? (Raspberry Pi 3B is a slower, older version)

[Kwizchm]

Well the bot usually sits on 15-20mb of ram. And the bot itself is very simple, usual work session for 1 user is about 5 mins. Also i cannot afford pi 4 at this moment

[Botspot]

Also i cannot afford pi 4 at this moment

A 1GB pi 4 is $35. And a Pi 3 is also $35. How can you afford one and not the other?

[rpdom]

Well the bot usually sits on 15-20mb of ram. And the bot itself is very simple, usual work session for 1 user is about 5 mins. Also i cannot afford pi 4 at this moment

The base model Pi 4B 1GB has the same recommended price as a Pi 3B 1GB - $35. The same goes for the Pi 3B+.
Some places may be selling the 3B cheaper.

As to the Bot, the software will be the issue. What software does it use? Will it run on an ARM based Pi, or is it just for x86 Windows or Mac?

[Botspot]

Pi 4B 1MB

Is a 1 megabyte Pi a collectors item?

[rpdom]

Pi 4B 1MB

Is a 1 megabyte Pi a collectors item?

Oops, corrected!

My first full ARM computer did have 1MB though

[Kwizchm]

Well the bot usually sits on 15-20mb of ram. And the bot itself is very simple, usual work session for 1 user is about 5 mins. Also i cannot afford pi 4 at this moment

The base model Pi 4B 1GB has the same recommended price as a Pi 3B 1GB - $35. The same goes for the Pi 3B+.
Some places may be selling the 3B cheaper.

As to the Bot, the software will be the issue. What software does it use? Will it run on an ARM based Pi, or is it just for x86 Windows or Mac?

It's just python script, it should run ok on any linux based os

[Kwizchm]

Also i cannot afford pi 4 at this moment

A 1GB pi 4 is $35. And a Pi 3 is also $35. How can you afford one and not the other?

I live in Belarus, the prices are so much different. PI4 here is 50-80$ where PI3B can be found with 30$ pricetag

[Botspot]

It's just python script, it should run ok on any linux based os

Some python scripts require OS-specific modules, or CPU-specific commands.
Could you post your python script?

[Kwizchm]

It's just python script, it should run ok on any linux based os

Some python scripts require OS-specific modules, or CPU-specific commands.
Could you post your python script?

I'm sorry but i can't this is my moneymaker :/ It works on lunix tho, should be enough?

[Botspot]

Could you post your python script?

I'm sorry but i can't this is my moneymaker :/ It works on lunix tho, should be enough?

If you can't show us the code, how are we to verify, with 100% certainty, that your specific program will work on a Pi? Without information, we can't help you.
And now you have me wondering if what you're doing is illegal since you're so secretive about it.

[Kwizchm]

I think thats a bit weird to say something’s illegal when u just can’t see the code. I mean if people pay for the bot why should i post it online for everyone to use?)

But thats not the point anyway. I get it I’ll just try it when rpi arrives

Thanks

[peter_shaw]

i am pretty sure even a pi zero could handle a python chat bot resource wise

[Botspot]

i am pretty sure even a pi zero could handle a python chat bot resource wise

It's not a question about power, but compatibility.
RPi's cannot run Windows, neither can they run any normal apps, not even standard linux apps due to having a totally different CPU type.

[peter_shaw]

the topic is about a self made python chat bot..