AI Tools Review

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

By Meta Llama

Released: 2025-04-05

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Meta Llama Llama 4 Scout, developed by Meta, features 17B parameters, MoE architecture and 328k-token context window. 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 supports native multimodal input (text and image) and multilingual output (text and code) across 12 supported languages. Designed for assistant-style interaction and visual reasoning, Scout uses 16 experts per forward pass and features a context length of 10 million tokens, with a training corpus of ~40 trillion tokens. Built for high efficiency and local or commercial deployment, Llama 4 Scout incorporates early fusion for seamless modality integration. It is instruction-tuned for use in multilingual chat, captioning, and image understanding tasks. Released under the Llama 4 Community License, it was last trained on data up to August 2024 and launched publicly on April 5, 2025. Priced affordably at $0.08/1M tokens.

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AI-Powered

Leverages advanced AI technology to deliver cutting-edge capabilities and results.

Fast & Efficient

Optimized performance ensures quick results without compromising on quality.

Purpose-Built

Specifically designed for llms tasks and workflows.

Meta Llama Model Timeline

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

164k tokens context

Meta: Llama 4 Maverick

1,049k tokens context

Meta: Llama 4 ScoutCurrent

328k tokens context

Llama Guard 3 8B

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

60k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.1 405B (base)

33k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

16k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct (free)

131k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

10k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

131k tokens context

Meta: LlamaGuard 2 8B

8k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3 70B Instruct

8k tokens context

Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct

8k tokens context

Specifications

pricing$0.08 / $0.30 (per 1M)
context Window328k tokens

AI Evaluation

4.8
Expert Rating
Text4.9/5
Coding3.5/5

Built for deep analytical thinking and multi-step problem solving. Excels at tasks requiring careful logical reasoning and systematic analysis.

Pros

  • Budget-friendly at $0.08/1M tokens
  • 328k token context window
  • Advanced logical reasoning
  • Image and visual analysis

Cons

  • API integration required
  • May need prompt tuning