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Llama 4 Scout

Open weightVisionTools

Meta · Released April 2025 · Knowledge cutoff August 2024

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct (16E) is a mixture-of-experts (MoE) language model developed by Meta, activating 17 billion parameters out of a total of 109B.

It belongs to Meta's open-weight Llama family: Llama 4 Maverick is the capability lead, Scout the efficient long-context sibling, Llama Guard the safety classifier, and the 3.x line remains a dependable workhorse.

Facts and pricing

Provider
Meta
Context window
328K tokens
Input price
1.2 credits / 1M tokens ($0.10 raw)
Output price
3.6 credits / 1M tokens ($0.30 raw)
Vision (image input)
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Extended reasoning
No

Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.

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Meta family

ModelContextInput cr/MOutput cr/MReleased
Llama Guard 4 12B164K2.22.2April 2025
Llama 4 Maverick128K2.27.8April 2025
Llama 4 Scout328K1.23.6April 2025
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct131K1.23.8December 2024
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct60K0.322.4September 2024
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct80K0.614.0September 2024
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct131K0.600.96July 2024
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct131K8.68.6July 2024

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Frequently asked questions

What is Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout is an AI model by Meta. Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct (16E) is a mixture-of-experts (MoE) language model developed by Meta, activating 17 billion parameters out of a total of 109B.
How much does Llama 4 Scout cost on Zeplik?
Input tokens cost 1.2 credits per million and output tokens 3.6 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0.10 and $0.30 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
How long can a conversation with Llama 4 Scout be?
Llama 4 Scout has a 328K-token context window (327,680 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
Does Llama 4 Scout support images and tools?
Llama 4 Scout accepts image input and supports tool calling.

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