Llama 4 Scout is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4 at $0.25/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4 | Llama 4 Scout |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 10.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 17B active (109B total) |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 72.7% | 54.6% |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.
Llama 4 Scout costs 30x less per token.
Llama 4 Scout is cheaper on both: 12× input, 30× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Claude Sonnet 4 uses 70.1x more emoji