Is MiniMax M2.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.66 vs $1.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax M2.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

MiniMax M2.5 has the larger context window (197K tokens).

MiniMax M2.5 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax M2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax M2.5 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	MiniMax M2.5	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.30	$0.17
Output / 1M tokens	$1.20	$0.66
Context window	197K	64K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Feb 2026	Jan 2025

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