Is Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct or Kimi K2.5 cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.85 vs $3.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 has the larger context window (256K tokens).

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct vs Kimi K2.5

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct or Kimi K2.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct	Kimi K2.5
Provider	Cloudflare AI Gateway	Cloudflare AI Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.27	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$0.85	$3.00
Context window	128K	256K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Apr 2025	Jan 2026

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct details →Kimi K2.5 details →

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