Llama 3.2 11B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout
Llama 4 Scout leads the LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -1.3. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 2.7x cheaper per token.
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Which is better?
Llama 4 Scout leads the overall LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -1.3, ranking #282 overall.
In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 4 Scout wins 7; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is roughly 2.7x 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 Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
- cost matters — it's about 2.7x cheaper per token
Choose Llama 4 Scout
- overall performance matters — it scores 7.8 and ranks #282 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 7 of 8 exact shared results
- you process long inputs — it offers a 10,000,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
11 reported for Llama 3.2 11B Instruct · 12 for Llama 4 Scout
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MATH), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 7 benchmarks (ChartQA, DocVQA, GPQA, MathVista, MGSM, MMLU, MMMU).
Llama 4 Scout significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens) is 1.6x cheaper than Llama 4 Scout ($0.08/1M tokens).
For output processing, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens) is 6.0x cheaper than Llama 4 Scout ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Llama 4 Scout is more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 4 Scout has 98.4B more parameters than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct, making it 928.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Llama 4 Scout accepts 10,000,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 4 Scout can generate longer responses up to 10,000,000 tokens, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Llama 3.2 11B Instruct and Llama 4 Scout support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Llama 4 Scout
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.2 Community 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.
Llama 3.2 Community License
Open weights
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25, while Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05.
Llama 4 Scout is 6 months newer than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.
Sep 25, 2024
2.0 years ago
Apr 5, 2025
1.4 years ago
6mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Provider Availability
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks. Llama 4 Scout is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Novita, Groq, Fireworks, Together.
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Llama 4 Scout
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 3.2 11B Instruct and Llama 4 Scout side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.2 11B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout.