Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 4 Scout

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 4 Scout is 8.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash 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, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 6.3x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.08/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash 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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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
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 Gemini 3 Flash's 1,000,000 tokens. Llama 4 Scout can generate longer responses up to 10,000,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Input10,000,000 tokens
Output10,000,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Llama 4 Scout support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 4 Scout

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash 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.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05.

Gemini 3 Flash is 9 months newer than Llama 4 Scout.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

4 months ago

8mo newer
Llama 4 Scout

Apr 5, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Llama 4 Scout

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. Llama 4 Scout is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Novita, Groq, Fireworks, Together.

Gemini 3 Flash

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

Llama 4 Scout

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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 57.2%)
Meta
Larger context window (10,000,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Meta
Llama 4 Scout

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 4 Scout

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and Llama 4 Scout is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Llama 4 Scout scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 90.6%, ChartQA: 88.8%, MMLU: 79.6%, MMLU-Pro: 74.3%.
Llama 4 Scout is 6.3x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output via google. Llama 4 Scout costs $0.08/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M 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.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 10.0M), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.08/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 4 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta.