Model Comparison

Gemini Diffusion vs Llama 4 ScoutWhich is better in 2026?

Llama 4 Scout shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini Diffusion vs Llama 4 Scout — which is better?

Gemini Diffusion (by Google) and Llama 4 Scout (by Meta) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemini Diffusion outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MBPP), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench). Llama 4 Scout shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Choose Gemini Diffusion if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Choose Llama 4 Scout if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini Diffusion outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MBPP), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

Llama 4 Scout shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 4 Scout specifies input context (10,000,000 tokens). Only Llama 4 Scout specifies output context (10,000,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini Diffusion
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Input10,000,000 tokens
Output10,000,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemini Diffusion does not.

Llama 4 Scout can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini Diffusion

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 4 Scout

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini Diffusion 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 Diffusion

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini Diffusion was released on 2025-05-20, while Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05.

Gemini Diffusion is 2 months newer than Llama 4 Scout.

Gemini Diffusion

May 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer
Llama 4 Scout

Apr 5, 2025

1.3 years 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Higher MBPP score (76.0% vs 67.8%)
Meta
Larger context window (10,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (57.2% vs 40.4%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (32.8% vs 30.9%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

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

Gemini Diffusion
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Llama 4 Scout
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini Diffusion vs Llama 4 Scout.

Which is better, Gemini Diffusion or Llama 4 Scout?

Llama 4 Scout shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Gemini Diffusion 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.

How does Gemini Diffusion compare to Llama 4 Scout in benchmarks?

Gemini Diffusion scores HumanEval: 89.6%, MBPP: 76.0%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 69.1%, LBPP (v2): 56.8%, BigCodeBench: 45.4%. Llama 4 Scout scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 90.6%, ChartQA: 88.8%, MMLU: 79.6%, MMLU-Pro: 74.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini Diffusion and Llama 4 Scout?

Gemini Diffusion supports an unknown number of 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 Gemini Diffusion and Llama 4 Scout?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 4 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini Diffusion and Llama 4 Scout?

Gemini Diffusion is developed by Google and Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta.

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