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Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Scout is Meta's flagship multimodal model with text and image input capabilities, featuring a 327K token context window for complex reasoning tasks.

Context 328K
Tier Flagship
Modalities text, image
Input from
$0.080 / 1M tokens
across 5 providers

API Pricing

Cheapest on Deep Infra 32% below avg
ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MSpeedTTFTUpdated
$0.080$0.300136 t/s498ms4/4/2026
$0.080$0.300136 t/s498ms4/14/2026
$0.085$0.330136 t/s498ms4/14/2026
$0.110$0.340136 t/s498ms4/14/2026
$0.170$0.660136 t/s498ms4/14/2026
$0.180$0.590136 t/s498ms4/14/2026

Prices updated daily. Last check: 4/14/2026

Model Details

General

Creator
Meta
Family
Llama
Tier
Flagship
Context Window
328K
Modalities
Text, Image

Capabilities

Tool Calling
No
Open Source
No

Strengths & Limitations

  • Large 327,680 token context window supports extensive document processing
  • Native multimodal support for both text and image inputs
  • Fast token generation at 133.36 tokens per second
  • Relatively quick time-to-first-token at 473 milliseconds
  • Flagship-tier reasoning capabilities across modalities
  • Suitable for complex document analysis with visual components
  • Meta's most advanced model architecture to date
  • No tool calling or function execution capabilities
  • Proprietary model with no open-source weights available
  • Limited to text and image modalities only
  • Does not support structured output modes like JSON
  • Newer model family with less deployment history than established alternatives

Key Features

327,680 token context window
Multimodal text and image input processing
Streaming response generation
High-speed token generation (133+ tokens/second)
Cross-modal reasoning capabilities
Batch processing support
Vision-language understanding
Extended context document analysis

About Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Scout is Meta's flagship model in the Llama family, representing the company's most capable offering for multimodal AI applications. Unlike previous Llama generations, Scout combines text and image processing capabilities in a single model architecture, positioning it as Meta's answer to other flagship multimodal models in the market. The model features a substantial 327,680 token context window, enabling it to process extensive documents, codebases, and image collections in a single session. Its multimodal architecture allows simultaneous processing of text and visual inputs, making it suitable for tasks requiring understanding of both textual content and visual information. Performance benchmarks show the model generates tokens at 133.36 tokens per second with a time-to-first-token of 473 milliseconds. Llama 4 Scout targets enterprise and research applications requiring sophisticated reasoning across text and visual modalities. As a flagship model, it competes directly with other leading multimodal models, though it notably lacks tool calling capabilities that some competing flagship models provide. The model represents Meta's shift toward more capable, multimodal AI systems while maintaining focus on reasoning and comprehension tasks.

Common Use Cases

Llama 4 Scout is designed for sophisticated multimodal applications requiring deep understanding of both textual and visual content. Its large context window makes it particularly effective for analyzing lengthy documents that include charts, diagrams, or images, such as research papers, technical manuals, or financial reports. The model excels at tasks like visual question answering, document summarization with image content, educational content creation, and complex reasoning across multiple data types. Its flagship-tier capabilities make it suitable for enterprise applications requiring nuanced understanding of mixed-media content, though the absence of tool calling limits its effectiveness for agentic workflows that require external API integration.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Llama 4 Scout cost per million tokens?

Llama 4 Scout pricing varies by provider and service type. Check the pricing table above for current rates across all available providers offering this model.

What is Llama 4 Scout best used for?

Llama 4 Scout excels at multimodal tasks requiring understanding of both text and images, such as document analysis with visual components, research paper summarization, educational content creation, and complex reasoning across mixed media. Its large 327K context window makes it particularly effective for processing extensive documents containing charts, diagrams, or other visual elements.

Can Llama 4 Scout call functions or use tools?

No, Llama 4 Scout does not support tool calling or function execution capabilities. It focuses on multimodal reasoning and content generation but cannot integrate with external APIs or execute structured function calls, limiting its use in agentic workflows that require external tool integration.