Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 13.8 to 7.8. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 1.1x cheaper per token.
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Which is better?
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 13.8 to 7.8, ranking #241 overall.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is roughly 1.1x 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 Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 13.8 and ranks #241 on LLM Stats
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results
- cost matters — it's about 1.1x cheaper per token
Choose Llama 4 Scout
- 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
9 reported for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct · 12 for Llama 4 Scout
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct outperforms in 3 benchmarks (MATH, MGSM, MMLU), while Llama 4 Scout is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Llama 4 Scout ($0.08/1M tokens).
For output processing, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Llama 4 Scout ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Llama 4 Scout is more expensive than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 4 Scout has 39.0B more parameters than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, making it 55.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Llama 4 Scout accepts 10,000,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.3 70B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Llama 4 Scout can generate longer responses up to 10,000,000 tokens, while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is limited to 131,072 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.3 70B Instruct does not.
Llama 4 Scout can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Llama 4 Scout
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement, 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 3.3 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06, while Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05.
Llama 4 Scout is 4 months newer than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.
Dec 6, 2024
1.8 years ago
Apr 5, 2025
1.4 years ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Hyperbolic, Groq, Sambanova, Cerebras, Bedrock, Together, Fireworks. Llama 4 Scout is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Novita, Groq, Fireworks, Together.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Llama 4 Scout
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Llama 4 Scout side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout.