Llama 4 Scout pricing
Llama 4 Scout API cost from Meta (Llama) — $0.110 per 1M input tokens and $0.340 per 1M output tokens. Open weights (Groq). Estimate your real monthly bill below, then compare it against every other model.
Open weights open weights 128K context · all prices USD per 1M tokens, list price last verified 2026-06-27.
Llama 4 Scout capabilities & limits
Representative specs for this tier — confirm exact limits in the Meta (Llama) docs.
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Call Llama 4 Scout from your code
The exact model string and endpoint to use. Works with the OpenAI SDK — just point base_url at the URL below.
meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instructhttps://api.together.xyz/v1TOGETHER_API_KEYcurl https://api.together.xyz/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOGETHER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
}'Model strings follow each provider's naming convention; confirm the current id in the Meta (Llama) docs before relying on it.
What a Llama 4 Scout API call actually costs
Blended input + output cost at Llama 4 Scout's list rates — useful yardsticks before you commit to volume.
Llama 4 Scout cost calculator
Enter your monthly volume to estimate the Llama 4 Scout bill. Runs entirely in your browser.
Meta (Llama) models — Llama 4 Scout in context
How Llama 4 Scout prices against its siblings. Cheapest reference cost first.
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Cost / call* | Context | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B Open weights | $0.200 | $0.200 | $0.0004 | 128K | Open weights open |
| Llama 4 Scout Open weights (Groq) | $0.110 | $0.340 | $0.0005 | 128K | Open weights open |
| Llama 4 Maverick Open weights (Together AI) | $0.270 | $0.850 | $0.0011 | 500K | Open weights open |
| Llama 3.3 70B Open weights | $1.04 | $1.04 | $0.0021 | 128K | Open weights open |
*Reference cost of one call with 1,000 input + 1,000 output tokens — a neutral yardstick. Use the calculator for your real usage. Cheapest row highlighted.
How Llama 4 Scout pricing works
Llama 4 Scout is billed per token: a lower input price of $0.110 per million tokens for everything you send, and a higher output price of $0.340 per million for everything the model generates. To turn that into a real Llama 4 Scout bill, multiply by your monthly request volume and average prompt/response length — the calculator above does exactly that.
Llama 4 Scout does not list a separate cached-input rate, so every input token bills at $0.110 per million. If repeated context is a big part of your prompts, a model with prompt caching may end up cheaper in practice.
List prices move fast — always confirm the current numbers on the official Meta (Llama) pricing page before relying on them for budgeting.
Llama 4 Scout pricing FAQ
How much does the Llama 4 Scout API cost?
Llama 4 Scout costs $0.110 per 1M input tokens and $0.340 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3K-input / 500-output call works out to about $0.0005.
What is Llama 4 Scout's context window?
Llama 4 Scout has a 128K-token context window. Tokens you put in the prompt are billed at the $0.110 per 1M input rate.
Does Llama 4 Scout charge extra for output tokens?
Yes. Output (generated) tokens cost $0.340 per 1M, versus $0.110 per 1M for input — about 3.1× more, which is normal for LLM APIs.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Llama 4 Scout?
In the same open weights tier, Llama 3.1 8B (Meta (Llama)) is cheaper at $0.200 in / $0.200 out. The overall cheapest model on the market is Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B.
Is Llama 4 Scout open weights?
Yes — Llama 4 Scout is released as open weights, so you can self-host it instead of paying per-token API rates. The prices here are a representative hosted endpoint.