Meta: Llama 4 Scout: Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks
17Bby Meta
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct (16E) is a mixture-of-experts (MoE) language model developed by Meta, activating 17 billion parameters out of a total of 109B. It supports native multimodal input (text and image) and multilingual output (text and code) across 12 supported languages. Designed for assistant-style interaction and visual reasoning, Scout uses 16 experts per forward pass and features a context length of 10 million tokens, with a training corpus of ~40 trillion tokens. Built for high efficiency and local or commercial deployment, Llama 4 Scout incorporates early fusion for seamless modality integration. It is instruction-tuned for use in multilingual chat, captioning, and image understanding tasks. Released under the Llama 4 Community License, it was last trained on data up to August 2024 and launched publicly on April 5, 2025.
What you can do with Meta: Llama 4 Scout
Everyday Q&A and clear explanations
Writing help (emails, posts, summaries)
Idea generation and brainstorming
Learning support with step-by-step guidance
Benchmarks not available
This model isn't listed on Artificial Analysis yet. Showing OpenRouter specs below.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Meta |
| Context Window | 327,680 tokens |
| Input Price | $0.08/1M tokens |
| Output Price | $0.30/1M tokens |
| Release Date | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Modalities | text, image |
| Capabilities | Function Calling, Structured Outputs, JSON Mode, Vision |
Compare Meta: Llama 4 Scout to other models
See how it stacks up on price, quality, and overall performance.
Frequently asked questions
What is Meta: Llama 4 Scout good for?
Use Meta: Llama 4 Scout for everyday tasks like writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and getting clear explanations.
How much does Meta: Llama 4 Scout cost?
Pricing is based on usage. Current rates are $0.08/1M tokens for input and $0.30/1M tokens for output.
Can I try Meta: Llama 4 Scout for free?
Yes. You can start a chat instantly and test the model before deciding on a plan.
Does Meta: Llama 4 Scout support images or audio?
Meta: Llama 4 Scout can understand images.
Similar models
Pricing, context, and capability data are sourced from OpenRouter.
Compare Models
Select a model to compare with Meta: Llama 4 Scout