I think the biggest improvement of the CHIP over the Raspberry Pi, besides the price, is it's got on-board WiFi and flash storage, and is pre-loaded with an OS.

I think the biggest improvement of the CHIP over the Raspberry Pi, besides the price, is it's got on-board WiFi and flash storage, and is pre-loaded with an OS. Those are nearly always the first 3 things I need to take care of when starting a new Raspberry Pi project.