Model Comparison
Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen3-Coder
Comparing Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Coder across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Coder don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Llama 4 Scout ($0.08/1M tokens) is 2.3x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).
For output processing, Llama 4 Scout ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3-Coder is more expensive than Llama 4 Scout.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Coder has 371.0B more parameters than Llama 4 Scout, making it 340.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Llama 4 Scout accepts 10,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Coder's 256,000 tokens. Llama 4 Scout can generate longer responses up to 10,000,000 tokens, while Qwen3-Coder is limited to 256,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder does not.
Llama 4 Scout can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 4 Scout
Qwen3-Coder
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 4 Scout is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Qwen3-Coder uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05, while Qwen3-Coder was released on 2025-01-01.
Llama 4 Scout is 3 months newer than Qwen3-Coder.
Apr 5, 2025
1.0 years ago
3mo newerJan 1, 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.
Provider Availability
Llama 4 Scout is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Novita, Groq, Fireworks, Together. Qwen3-Coder is available from DeepInfra, Fireworks.
Llama 4 Scout
Qwen3-Coder
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3-Coder
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen3-Coder