Llama 4 Scout API Pricing
Meta · released 2025-04-05
Pricing
0.019¢ / 1K
0.068¢ / 1K
0.031¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0299¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.11¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0102 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.706¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $8.97 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.19) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.68).
Benchmarks
#322 of 533
#181 of 197
#201 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.028 |
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Sarvam 30B (high) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Nova Micro | 5.9 | $0.061 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) | 8.2 | $1.313 |
| Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) | 8.2 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | 8.1 | — |
| Llama 4 Scout | 8.1 | $0.313 |
| Qwen2.5 Max | 8.0 | — |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) | 7.9 | $6.00 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B | 7.9 | $0.80 |
More from Meta
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Muse Spark 1.3 (max) | 48.1 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.2 (xhigh) | 39.6 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) | 33.7 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark | 31.3 | — |
| Muse Glimmer (high) | 17.5 | $0.637 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 10.0 | $0.422 |
| Llama 3.3 Instruct 70B | 7.7 | $0.712 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 405B | 7.3 | — |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta, released 2025-04-05.
How much does Llama 4 Scout cost per million tokens?
Llama 4 Scout costs $0.19 per 1M input tokens and $0.68 per 1M output tokens ($0.313 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Llama 4 Scout rank on benchmarks?
Llama 4 Scout scores 8.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #322 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Llama 4 Scout?
Yes — Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores similar intelligence (6.9) at $0.028/1M blended, versus $0.313/1M for Llama 4 Scout.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Llama 4 Scout comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.