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Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M1 80k

Llama 4 Scout (Meta) and MiniMax M1 80k (MiniMaxAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 August 2026

As of 22 August 2026, MiniMax M1 80k holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#112 vs #113); Llama 4 Scout offers the longer context window (1.3M vs 1M tokens); and MiniMax M1 80k ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 4 Scout if…

  • you need the longer context window — 1.3M tokens against 1M.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 0.

Choose MiniMax M1 80k if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #112 against #113 (22.6 vs 22.4 points).
  • you want to self-host: MiniMax M1 80k ships open weights while Llama 4 Scout is gated access.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 17.9 against 10.3.
  • you want the more recently listed model — MiniMax M1 80k was listed 13 June 2025, Llama 4 Scout 5 April 2025.

Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M1 80k: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M1 80k
FieldLlama 4 ScoutMetaMiniMax M1 80kMiniMaxAI
ModelCap Index position#113#112
Index score22.422.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.10Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.30Unlisted
Context window1.3M tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed40
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed5 April 202513 June 2025
PublisherMetaMiniMaxAI

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M1 80k

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Scout or MiniMax M1 80k has a published result
BoardLlama 4 ScoutMiniMax M1 80kLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621353–1370—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation0.0%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis10.3intelligence-index17.9intelligence-indexMiniMax M1 80k

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M1 80k: common questions

Is Llama 4 Scout better than MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 August 2026: #112 against #113. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Llama 4 Scout cheaper than MiniMax M1 80k?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 4 Scout or MiniMax M1 80k?

Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window: 1.3M tokens against 1M.

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Scout or MiniMax M1 80k?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M1 80k open-weight models?

Llama 4 Scout: Gated access. MiniMax M1 80k: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M1 80k?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Llama 4 Scout and 0 for MiniMax M1 80k, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M1 80k comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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