Is gpt-oss-20b or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct cheaper?

gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on output tokens ($0.20 vs $0.66 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, gpt-oss-20b or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

gpt-oss-20b has the larger context window (131K tokens).

gpt-oss-20b vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on output tokens, while gpt-oss-20b offers a larger context window. Choose gpt-oss-20b 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	gpt-oss-20b	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.17
Output / 1M tokens	$0.20	$0.66
Context window	131K	64K
Parameters	21B	—
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Aug 2025	Jan 2025

gpt-oss-20b details →Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct details →

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Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.