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Claude Opus 4.5 vs Llama 4 Scout

Claude Opus 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 38.2 to 7.8. Llama 4 Scout is 74.1x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 4.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 38.2 to 7.8, ranking #65 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 4.5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Llama 4 Scout is roughly 74.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Llama 4 Scout also accepts a larger context window (10,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 4.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 38.2 and ranks #65 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2025

Choose Llama 4 Scout

  • cost matters — it's about 74.1x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 10,000,000 token context window
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic
Llama 4 Scout
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
38.2
#65
7.8
#282
Reasoning
40.0
#54
6.6
#285
Coding
28.4
#56
0.4
#239
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$5.00 / M
$0.08 / M
Output price
$25.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Context window
200,000
10,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Opus 4.5
Llama 4 Scout
Math
32.3#61
12.8#231
Vision
20.6#67
9.8#124
Multimodal
19.4#73
13.0#102
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Claude Opus 4.5 · 12 for Llama 4 Scout

1 shared

Claude Opus 4.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 4 Scout costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 62.5x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.08/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 83.3x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.5 is more expensive than Llama 4 Scout.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Mon Sep 14 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Input tokens$0.08
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Llama 4 Scout accepts 10,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude Opus 4.5's 200,000 tokens. Llama 4 Scout can generate longer responses up to 10,000,000 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Input10,000,000 tokens
Output10,000,000 tokens
Mon Sep 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Opus 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 4 Scout

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 4 Scout uses Llama 4 Community License Agreement.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Opus 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05.

Claude Opus 4.5 is 8 months newer than Llama 4 Scout.

Claude Opus 4.5

Nov 24, 2025

9 months ago

7mo newer
Llama 4 Scout

Apr 5, 2025

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Opus 4.5's training data extends to 2025-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.5

Mar 2025

Llama 4 Scout

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Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Llama 4 Scout is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Novita, Groq, Fireworks, Together.

Claude Opus 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M

Llama 4 Scout

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.08/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
lambda logo
Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.08/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.11/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.34/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.59/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 4.5
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.5 vs Llama 4 Scout.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout?

Claude Opus 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 38.2 to 7.8. Claude Opus 4.5 is made by Anthropic and Llama 4 Scout is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 4.5 compare to Llama 4 Scout in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.5 scores Tau2 Telecom: 98.2%, MMMLU: 90.8%, Tau2 Retail: 88.9%, GPQA: 87.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 80.9%. Llama 4 Scout scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 90.6%, ChartQA: 88.8%, MMLU: 79.6%, MMLU-Pro: 74.3%.

Is Claude Opus 4.5 cheaper than Llama 4 Scout?

Llama 4 Scout is 62.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.5 costs $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 4 Scout costs $0.08/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout?

Claude Opus 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Llama 4 Scout supports 10.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (38.2 vs 7.8), context window (200K vs 10.0M), input pricing ($5.00 vs $0.08/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 4 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout?

Claude Opus 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta.

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