Is Claude Fable 5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.30 vs $50.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Claude Fable 5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B?

Claude Fable 5 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Fable 5 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B

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

Spec	Claude Fable 5	Llama 4 Scout 17B
Provider	Deep Infra	Deep Infra
Input / 1M tokens	$10.00	$0.10
Output / 1M tokens	$50.00	$0.30
Context window	1M	328K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jun 2026	Apr 2025

Claude Fable 5 details →Llama 4 Scout 17B details →

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