Is MiniMax-M3 or Llama 4 Scout 17B cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.30 vs $1.10 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax-M3 or Llama 4 Scout 17B?

MiniMax-M3 has the larger context window (524K tokens).

MiniMax-M3 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B

Llama 4 Scout 17B is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M3 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax-M3 or Llama 4 Scout 17B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax-M3	Llama 4 Scout 17B
Provider	Deep Infra	Deep Infra
Input / 1M tokens	$0.28	$0.10
Output / 1M tokens	$1.10	$0.30
Context window	524K	328K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jun 2026	Apr 2025

MiniMax-M3 details →Llama 4 Scout 17B details →

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