Question 1

What does this Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct lists $0.27 input and $0.85 output per 1M tokens. Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct lists $0.18 input and $0.59 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct lists 1M tokens and Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct lists 10M. Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct and Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct support?

Accepted Answer

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct records text, image input and text output. Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct records text, image input and text output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Consider Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct if you need larger context or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct	Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct
Provider	Meta	Meta
Listed pricing route	Meta	Meta
Model family	llama	llama
Accepted inputs	text, image	text, image
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	1M	10MHigher
Max output	16.38K	16.38K
Input price / 1M	$0.27	$0.18Lower
Output price / 1M	$0.85	$0.59Lower
Reasoning mode	Not documented	Not documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Documented	Documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Not documented	Not documented
License	Open weights	Open weights

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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