Model Comparison

Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

29.0B diff

Llama 4 Scout has 29.0B more parameters than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base, making it 36.3% larger.

Meta
Llama 4 Scout
109.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
109.0B
Llama 4 Scout
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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).

Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Input10,000,000 tokens
Output10,000,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 4 Scout is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 5 months newer than Llama 4 Scout.

Llama 4 Scout

Apr 5, 2025

1.1 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

5mo newer

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

Larger context window (10,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 4 Scout (Meta) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Llama 4 Scout compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

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 Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 4 Scout supports 10.0M tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Llama 4 Community License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.