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

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.66 vs $2.85 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 (262K 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	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.17	$0.50
Output / 1M tokens	$0.66	$2.85
Context window	64K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jan 2025	Jan 2026

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

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