Llama 4 Scout
$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens · 1.31M context · vision, tools, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Llama 4 Scout costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $61.20 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $11.25 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $43.20 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.945 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $103 |
Price history
We started tracking Llama 4 Scout on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Llama 4 Scout: 4 providers
DeepInfra is the cheapest at $0.08 input / $0.24 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to Llama 4 Scout
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 Mistral AI | $0.10 | $0.10 | 131K | visiontoolsJSONopen weights |
| Gemma 3 12B | $0.05 | $0.15 | 131K | visiontoolsJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Llama 4 Scout
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $61.20 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $44.38 (73%) |
| Route to DeepInfra (flex tier) | $48.96 | $12.24 (20%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Llama 4 Scout.
Specifications
| Model ID | meta-llama/llama-4-scout |
| Input | text, image |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-08-31 |
| Released | Apr 5, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Llama 4 Scout cost?
- $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Llama 4 Scout?
- 1.31M tokens, with up to 16K output tokens per response.
- Does Llama 4 Scout support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Llama 4 Scout?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.06 / $0.18), Qwen3.5-9B ($0.08 / $0.13).
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