Is Llama 3.1 70B or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.66 vs $0.80 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 70B or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Llama 3.1 70B has the larger context window (128K tokens).

Llama 3.1 70B vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Llama 3.1 70B offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 70B 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	Llama 3.1 70B	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.80	$0.17
Output / 1M tokens	$0.80	$0.66
Context window	128K	64K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Jan 2025

Llama 3.1 70B details →Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct details →

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