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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is about 6.8× cheaper than Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) on blended token cost ($0.022 vs $0.15 per 1M). Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is $0.022/1M blended, 128K context. Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) is $0.15/1M blended, 10M context.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · prices from official provider documentation

SpecLlama 3.1 8B InstructLlama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
ProviderMetaMeta
StatusGAGA
Input $/1M$0.02 ◎$0.1
Output $/1M$0.03 ◎$0.3
Blended $/1M$0.022 ◎$0.15
Context128K10M ◎
Max output——
Cutoff2023-122024-08
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) details →