Claude Opus 4.6 vs Llama 4 Scout Comparison

Comparing Claude Opus 4.6 and Llama 4 Scout across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 4 Scout costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 62.5x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.08/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 83.3x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.6 is more expensive than Llama 4 Scout.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.6

Input tokens$5.00

Output tokens$25.00

Best providerAnthropic

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 4.6's 200,000 tokens. Llama 4 Scout can generate longer responses up to 10,000,000 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.6 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6

Input200,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Llama 4 Scout

Input10,000,000 tokens

Output10,000,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.6 and Llama 4 Scout support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 4.6

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Llama 4 Scout

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.6 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 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 10 months newer than Llama 4 Scout.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

1 months ago

10mo newer

Llama 4 Scout

Apr 5, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.6 is available from Anthropic. Llama 4 Scout is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Novita, Groq, Fireworks, Together. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.