Llama 4 Scout API Pricing
Meta · released 2025-04-05
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Llama 4 Scout price
0.018¢ / 1K
0.066¢ / 1K
0.030¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0288¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.105¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.966¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.672¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $8.64 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.18) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.66).
Benchmarks
#423 of 547
#179 of 195
#203 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B (Non-reasoning) | 6.6 | — |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B | 6.5 | — |
| Llama 4 Scout | 6.5 | $0.30 |
| Mistral Saba | 6.5 | — |
| Olmo 3 32B Think | 6.5 | — |
| Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct | 6.5 | — |
More from Meta
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Muse Wonder Full (Max) | 55.8 | — |
| Muse Wonder (Max) | 52.4 | $8.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) | 48.1 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.2 (Xhigh) | 39.6 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) | 33.7 | $2.00 |
| Muse Spark | 31.3 | — |
| Muse Glimmer (High) | 17.5 | $0.525 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 9.3 | $0.405 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta, released 2025-04-05.
How much does Llama 4 Scout cost per million tokens?
Llama 4 Scout costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.66 per 1M output tokens ($0.30 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Llama 4 Scout API price?
The Llama 4 Scout API price is $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.66 per 1M output tokens ($0.30 per 1M blended).
How much does Llama 4 Scout cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0288¢ on Llama 4 Scout, at $0.18/1M input and $0.66/1M output.
Is Llama 4 Scout free?
Llama 4 Scout's official API list price is $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.66 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Meta's site for those.
How does Llama 4 Scout rank on benchmarks?
Llama 4 Scout scores 6.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #423 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Llama 4 Scout?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.30/1M for Llama 4 Scout.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Llama 4 Scout comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.