Is Phi-4-mini-instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct cheaper?

Phi-4-mini-instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.35 vs $0.66 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Phi-4-mini-instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Phi-4-mini-instruct has the larger context window (128K tokens).

Phi-4-mini-instruct vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Phi-4-mini-instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Phi-4-mini-instruct offers a larger context window. Choose Phi-4-mini-instruct 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	Phi-4-mini-instruct	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.08	$0.17
Output / 1M tokens	$0.35	$0.66
Context window	128K	64K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2024	Jan 2025

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