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Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-4 Turbo

Llama 4 Scout (Meta) and GPT-4 Turbo (OpenAI) 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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Llama 4 Scout holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#106 vs #172); Llama 4 Scout is 100× cheaper per output token ($0.30/1M vs $30.00/1M); and Llama 4 Scout offers the longer context window (1.3M vs 128K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 4 Scout if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #106 against #172 (22.4 vs 20.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.30/1M output tokens against $30.00/1M, about 100× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.10/1M against $10.00/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1.3M tokens against 128K.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1362 against 1347.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 10.3 against 7.7.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Llama 4 Scout was listed 5 April 2025, GPT-4 Turbo 9 April 2024.

Choose GPT-4 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GPT-4 Turbo leads Llama 4 Scout for this pair.

Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-4 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Scout and GPT-4 Turbo
FieldLlama 4 ScoutMetaGPT-4 TurboOpenAI
ModelCap Index position#106#172
Index score22.420.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.10$10.00
Output price / 1M tokens$0.30$30.00
Context window1.3M tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens16K4K
API providers listed41
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed5 April 20259 April 2024
PublisherMetaOpenAI

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-4 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Scout or GPT-4 Turbo has a published result
BoardLlama 4 ScoutGPT-4 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621353–137013471340–1354Llama 4 Scout
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation0.0%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis10.3intelligence-index7.7intelligence-indexLlama 4 Scout

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 GPT-4 Turbo: common questions

Is Llama 4 Scout better than GPT-4 Turbo?

Llama 4 Scout ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #106 against #172. 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 GPT-4 Turbo?

Llama 4 Scout is cheaper on output tokens: $0.30/1M against $30.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.10/1M for Llama 4 Scout and $10.00/1M for GPT-4 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 4 Scout or GPT-4 Turbo?

Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window: 1.3M tokens against 128K.

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Scout or GPT-4 Turbo?

Arena coding: Llama 4 Scout 1362, GPT-4 Turbo 1347 — Llama 4 Scout leads.

Are Llama 4 Scout and GPT-4 Turbo open-weight models?

Llama 4 Scout: Gated access. GPT-4 Turbo: API only. 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 GPT-4 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Llama 4 Scout and 1 for GPT-4 Turbo, 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 GPT-4 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 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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