Llama 4 Scout

Apr 2025
Llama 4 Scout
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$0.11per task?
$0.10 / $0.30per 1M in / out?
89 tok/sfirst token in 0.8 s?
10Mcontext

Alternatives?

Run it yourself

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Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✓ 80 GB GPU · compressed
LicenceLlama 4 licencecommercial use with conditions

FAQ

How much does Llama 4 Scout cost?›

$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra). A typical benchmark task costs about $0.11 at default effort.

Is Llama 4 Scout free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.10 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Llama 4 Scout, and what is it best at?›

#317 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #77 of 134 in Coding, #133 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #154 of 197 in Writing & Language, #107 of 125 in Vision & Documents.

Is Llama 4 Scout better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?›

On Arena Text · Chinese, Llama 4 Scout scores 1,254.9 vs 1,263.1 — about the same.

How can I use Llama 4 Scout?›

Through the API of DeepInfra, Google, Novita.

What is the context window of Llama 4 Scout?›

10M tokens, with up to 16K output tokens.

When was Llama 4 Scout released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-04-05. It is the current version in its line.

Is Llama 4 Scout open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (llama4 licence).

Can I run Llama 4 Scout locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Llama 4 Scout read images?›

It accepts text and images as input.

What is Llama 4 Scout?›

Llama 4 Scout is an open-weights language model from Meta, released Apr 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Llama 4 Scout?›

Qwen 3.5 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5 Mini (better), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).