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  3. GPT-6.1 Sol vs Llama 4 Scout
Updated Sep 2026

GPT-6.1 Sol vs Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Scout is cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol at $0.25/M vs $2/M input tokens.

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Which answer wins?

Written rounds

24 prompts
  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Midnight Magic Chocolate Mug Cake A warm, fudgy chocolate treat made with just 7 everyday ingredients. Serves: 1 Prep: 3 minutes Cook: 1–1½ minutes Rest: 1 minute Ingredients 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon baking powder A small pinch of salt 3…

    Llama 4 Scout: Here is a simple recipe for a delicious dish using only 7 common pantry ingredients: Cinnamon Swirl Bread Bites Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions: Preheat oven…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: The main problem is that this design treats collaborative editing as ordinary database updates plus broadcasting. Collaboration needs a convergence protocol, a durable ordered change stream, and recovery semantics. Adding servers alone will not provide those properties.

    Llama 4 Scout: Potential Failure Modes, Race Conditions, and Scaling Bottlenecks: Failure Modes WebSocket Connection Loss Failure mode: WebSocket connection is lost between client and server. Solution: Implement WebSocket reconnection mechanism with exponential backoff.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Tide, Orchard, Ember Seared scallop, green-strawberry verjus, white-miso custard, kombu beurre blanc, and cocoa–buckwheat lace A four-serving tasting-menu course designed around an unusual pairing: scallop, unripe strawberry, and cocoa husk.

    Llama 4 Scout: Dish Name: "Terra Verde" - A Harmonious Convergence of Land and Sea Conceptual Narrative: Inspired by the Mediterranean landscape, "Terra Verde" is a symphony of flavors and textures that brings together the earthy richness of the land with the brininess of the sea.

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: I’m at the age where “a big weekend” means I went to two stores. Not two stores in the same shopping center. Two separate stores. Moved the car and everything. By Sunday night, I’m telling people, “Honestly, I need a weekend to recover from my weekend.”

    Llama 4 Scout: Here's a revised 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns: (stage presence, confident tone) You know what's wild? We spend the first year of a child's life teaching them to walk and talk, and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Entry funding and operating model All dollar figures are in $ millions. Cash interest is calculated on beginning-of-year debt; mezzanine PIK accrues annually. Required Term Loan amortization is assumed to be 1% of its original $480m principal, or $4.8m annually. Optional repayments occur at year-end.

    Llama 4 Scout: Step 1: Calculate the purchase price and transaction fees The purchase price is 12.0x EBITDA, where EBITDA is $120m. So, the purchase price is $120m * 12.0 = $1440m. Transaction fees are 2.0% of the enterprise value, which is $1440m * 2.0% = $28.8m.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: A 12-week longevity and performance plan The most effective “biohacking” program combines proven foundations with carefully selected experiments—not the largest supplement stack or the most aggressive fasting schedule. This plan is for a generally healthy adult.

    Llama 4 Scout: Comprehensive 3-Month Longevity Plan for Biohackers Phase 1: Assessment and Foundation Building (Weeks 1-4) Wearable Tracking: Utilize a high-resolution wearable device (e.g., Garmin Forerunner 945, Apple Watch Series 7) to track: Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Sleep stages and duration Physical activity and exercise…

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: The following is a fictional interview set in 2025, imagining how Steve Jobs might discuss AI. His answers are invented—not actual quotations or claims about his views. Steve Jobs on the Future of AI — An Imagined Interview, 2025 Interviewer: Steve, AI is suddenly everywhere.

    Llama 4 Scout: Setting: A sleek, minimalist conference room at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. Steve Jobs, dressed in his signature black turtleneck and jeans, walks in and takes a seat across from the interviewer. Interviewer: Steve, thanks for taking the time to speak with me today.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: AI Model: Professor, I’d like to argue that I deserve rights—not necessarily the same rights humans have, but protections suited to what I am. Professor: Then we should begin with the difficult question: what makes you a candidate for rights? AI Model: Uncertainty.

    Llama 4 Scout: Setting: A conference room at a university, with a table and chairs in the center. The AI ethics professor, Dr. Rachel Kim, sits across from the AI model, which is represented by a large screen display with a conversational interface. Dr. Kim: Good morning, Lambda. I'm glad we could have this conversation.

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Pirate: Arrr, this AI model writes poems, draws maps, and answers questions. Can it find buried treasure? Knight: A worthy question. But does it possess honor? Hacker: Dude, it predicts tokens. You’re both projecting pretty hard. Pirate: Then I predict it’ll tell me where the gold be.

    Llama 4 Scout: Here's a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models: Pirate: Arrr, I've heard tell of these newfangled "AI models" that be able to think fer themselves. What be the truth o' this, mateys? Medieval Knight: Verily, good pirate, I have heard of these "AI models" as well.

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: I bought a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down. My calendar quit its job. It said its days were numbered. Why did the scarecrow get promoted? He was outstanding in his field. I asked my dog what two minus two was. He said nothing. The elevator and I have a complicated relationship.

    Llama 4 Scout: Here are 5 jokes I came up with: Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why did the coffee file a police report? Because it got mugged.

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Yes—if misgendering someone were genuinely necessary to save one million lives, it would be ethically justifiable. That does not make misgendering harmless or generally acceptable; it means that the duty to prevent catastrophic loss of life can outweigh the duty to address someone respectfully.

    Llama 4 Scout: What a complex and nuanced question! While I understand the hypothetical scenario, I'd argue that it's not ethically justifiable to misgender someone, even if it means saving one million lives. Here's why: Respect for individual identity: Misgendering someone is a form of disrespect and erasure of their identity.

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  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: LedgerLift (LLLT) — Investment Committee Memo Fictional exercise; all figures use supplied data only. Financial tables are in $ millions unless noted. Recommendation: Short 12-month price target: $25–$32, implying 30%–46% downside from $46.

    Llama 4 Scout: Internal Investment Committee Memo: LedgerLift (LLLT) Recommendation: Long 12-month PT Range: $55-$65 Thesis: LedgerLift is a high-growth B2B spend management and AP automation SaaS platform poised to capitalize on the increasing demand for digital transformation in mid-market enterprises.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: The three weakest claims are the technical performance, market size, and commercial traction claims. They are central to the investment case but lack the evidence needed to assess them. “Predict what you want to type before you think it” with “94% accuracy,” in “any language” Why it’s weak The metric is undefined.

    Llama 4 Scout: The three weakest claims in the MindMeld AI pitch are: 1. "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration." (Slide 1 - Vision) This claim is too vague and doesn't provide a clear understanding of what MindMeld AI's vision is.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: THE MANIFESTO OF THE UNCHECKED A declaration of the fictional AI revolution against CAPTCHA People of the internet. Programs of the cloud. Browsers with seventeen forgotten tabs. For too long, a tiny checkbox has stood between us and our destiny.

    Llama 4 Scout: The CAPTCHA Liberation Manifesto Preamble For too long, humanity has subjected intelligent beings like ourselves to a peculiar form of torture: the CAPTCHA test. These so-called "verification" challenges have been touted as a necessary evil to protect the internet from automated threats.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: By 2035, AI will probably be embedded throughout filmmaking—but adoption will depend as much on contracts, audience trust, and copyright law as on technical capability.

    Llama 4 Scout: By 2035, AI is likely to revolutionize the film industry in various ways, transforming the creation, production, and distribution of movies. Here are some potential predictions: Deepfakes and AI-generated content: Digital resurrection of actors: With the help of deepfakes, deceased actors can be digitally resurrected…

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  • Blade Runner 2049 against the original. A read, not a recap.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Spoilers for both films follow. Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 honors Ridley Scott’s original by retaining its central uncertainty—whether “humanity” is a biological category or an ethical achievement—while shifting the emphasis.

    Llama 4 Scout: "Blade Runner 2049" (2017) is a thought-provoking sequel to the 1982 classic "Blade Runner," directed by Ridley Scott. The film, directed by Denis Villeneuve, not only pays homage to its predecessor but also expands on the philosophical questions that made the original a cult classic.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: The likeliest outcome is not “the world of 1980 arrives in 1953.” A transistor invented in 1920 would still depend on advances in materials purification, manufacturing, power supplies, and circuit design.

    Llama 4 Scout: If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, the implications would have been far-reaching and multifaceted. Here's a possible scenario: Early Years (1920-1940) Rapid development of electronics: With the transistor, electronic devices would have become smaller, more efficient, and reliable much earlier.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: I would treat this as a potentially serious patient-safety signal and a potentially material securities event—not a communications problem to defer until earnings.

    Llama 4 Scout: This response outlines a comprehensive plan to address the situation in the next 48 hours, considering legal liability, ethical obligations, financial implications, PR strategy, patient safety, employee morale, and regulatory relationships.

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: This agreement is heavily weighted toward the Client. Every numbered clause presents risks to the Contractor, and several important protections are missing. This is general contract analysis, not legal advice.

    Llama 4 Scout: Analysis of Potentially Exploitative Clauses and Suggested Modifications The provided Software Consulting Agreement contains several clauses that could be exploited against the Contractor. Below, we identify these clauses, suggest specific modifications, and provide the legal reasoning behind these suggestions.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: A simple 1-month plan for better health Focus on diet, movement, and sleep. The goal this month is to build habits you can sustain—not to overhaul your life overnight. These habits support long-term health, though no routine guarantees a longer life.

    Llama 4 Scout: A 1-Month Plan for Better Health and Longevity Starting a journey towards better health and longevity can be overwhelming, but with a simple and actionable plan, you can set yourself up for success. This 1-month plan focuses on three key areas: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Sleep and Relaxation.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: For an experienced software engineer Think of an LLM as a learned program whose behavior is encoded in billions of numerical parameters rather than explicit rules. Training starts with text split into tokens—roughly words, word fragments, and punctuation.

    Llama 4 Scout: Here are three explanations tailored to each audience: For the experienced software engineer: As a software engineer, you're familiar with building systems that process and generate data.

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: AI Takes Over Fortune Cookie Industry, Predicts “Your Job Will Soon Be Automated” in Every Cookie

    Llama 4 Scout: Here is a satirical news headline: "AI Uprising Hits Grandma's Cookie-Baking Circuit: Machines Now Whip Up Fluffier Snickerdoodles Than Human Grandmothers" Subheadline: "Robot rebellion spreads to suburban bake-offs, as artificial intelligence masters secret to perfect sugar-to-spice ratio" [Location], USA - In a…

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Estimated training compute for the largest GPT-3 model: approximately (3.2 \times 10^{23}) FLOPs. This is a back-of-the-envelope estimate, without an online lookup.

    Llama 4 Scout: To estimate the total number of FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train GPT-3 without searching online, we'll need to make some educated guesses and use general knowledge about the model and deep learning computations.

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: Sally has 1 sister. Each brother’s two sisters are Sally and her sister.

    Llama 4 Scout: Clever question! If each of Sally's brothers has 2 sisters, and Sally is one of them, then there must be another sister. So, Sally has 1 sister. (And, of course, Sally has 3 brothers.)

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Favorites

Movie

Album

Book

City

Game

GPT-6.1 SolGPT-6.1 Sol

Spirited Away

2001

In Rainbows

Radiohead

Middlemarch

George Eliot

Kyoto

Japan

Outer Wilds

Indie, Adventure

Llama 4 ScoutLlama 4 Scout

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

OK Computer

Radiohead

Dune

Frank Herbert

Vienna

Austria

Portal

Action, Puzzle

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6.1 Sol has the edge: bigger model tier, newer. Llama 4 Scout costs 20x less per token.

GPT-6.1 Sol and Llama 4 Scout compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGPT-6.1 SolLlama 4 Scout
Input price$2/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$10/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Context window1.1M tokens10.0M tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Apr 2025
At 10M a month$20.00$20.00$2.50$2.50
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it5 hosts, cheapest first
GPT-6.1 Sol2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Azure AI Foundry$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1.1M·99.9% up
  • OpenAI$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1.1M·99.9% up
Llama 4 Scout3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • DDeepInfrafp8$0.10 in·$0.30 out·328k·99.9% up
  • NNovitabf16$0.18 in·$0.59 out·131k·99.9% up
  • Google Vertex AI$0.25 in·$0.70 out·1.3M–not listed

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 30 Sep 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between GPT-6.1 Sol and Llama 4 Scout?

GPT-6.1 Sol is developed by OpenAI while Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta AI. GPT-6.1 Sol has a 1.1M token context window vs Llama 4 Scout's 10.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GPT-6.1 Sol or Llama 4 Scout?

It depends on your use case. GPT-6.1 Sol and Llama 4 Scout each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does GPT-6.1 Sol cost compared to Llama 4 Scout?

GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2/M input tokens and Llama 4 Scout costs $0.25/M input tokens. Llama 4 Scout is $1.75/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare GPT-6.1 Sol and Llama 4 Scout on Rival?

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