Is DeepSeek V3.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.66 vs $1.65 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V3.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

DeepSeek V3.1 has the larger context window (161K tokens).

DeepSeek V3.1 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V3.1 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek V3.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek V3.1	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.55	$0.17
Output / 1M tokens	$1.65	$0.66
Context window	161K	64K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Aug 2025	Jan 2025

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