Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Meta: Llama 4 Scout vs Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.02Output delta: $0.02Monthly delta: $3.60

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Meta: Llama 4 Scout is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricMeta: Llama 4 ScoutMeta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Developermeta-llamameta-llama
Context Window327,680131,072
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0800$0.1000
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.3000$0.3200
Projected Monthly Cost$28$31
Vision✅ Yes❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning❌ No❌ No
MMLU ScoreN/A71.3
GPQAN/A49.8

Price History

Meta: Llama 4 Scout Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.0800$0.1900$0.3000Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0800

Current Output / 1M

$0.3000

Price History

Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.1000$0.2100$0.3200Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.1000

Current Output / 1M

$0.3200

Cost Calculator

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01.0B
0500M

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

$28

per month

Lower cost

Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

$31

per month

Live Recommendation

Meta: Llama 4 Scout is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Meta: Llama 4 Scout saves $3.60/mo at this workload
Open Meta: Llama 4 Scout model pageOpen Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct model page

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FAQ

Common questions for Meta: Llama 4 Scout vs Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Meta: Llama 4 Scout or Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Meta: Llama 4 Scout is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.02 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Meta: Llama 4 Scout or Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Meta: Llama 4 Scout is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.02 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Meta: Llama 4 Scout and Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

$3.60 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Meta: Llama 4 Scout and Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.