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Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

Llama 4 Scout (Meta) and GPT-4o (2024-11-20) (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 #110); Llama 4 Scout is 33.3× cheaper per output token ($0.30/1M vs $10.00/1M); 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 #110 (22.4 vs 22.1 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.30/1M output tokens against $10.00/1M, about 33.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.10/1M against $2.50/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1.3M tokens against 128K.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Llama 4 Scout was listed 5 April 2025, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) 20 November 2024.

Choose GPT-4o (2024-11-20) if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads Llama 4 Scout for this pair.

Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20): specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Scout and GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
FieldLlama 4 ScoutMetaGPT-4o (2024-11-20)OpenAI
ModelCap Index position#106#110
Index score22.422.1
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.10$2.50
Output price / 1M tokens$0.30$10.00
Context window1.3M tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens16K16K
API providers listed41
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, File
First listed5 April 202520 November 2024
PublisherMetaOpenAI

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Scout or GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a published result
BoardLlama 4 ScoutGPT-4o (2024-11-20)Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621353–1370—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation0.0%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis10.3intelligence-index—Only one result

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-4o (2024-11-20): common questions

Is Llama 4 Scout better than GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

Llama 4 Scout ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #106 against #110. 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-4o (2024-11-20)?

Llama 4 Scout is cheaper on output tokens: $0.30/1M against $10.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.10/1M for Llama 4 Scout and $2.50/1M for GPT-4o (2024-11-20). 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-4o (2024-11-20)?

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

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Scout or GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

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 GPT-4o (2024-11-20) open-weight models?

Llama 4 Scout: Gated access. GPT-4o (2024-11-20): 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-4o (2024-11-20)?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Llama 4 Scout and 1 for GPT-4o (2024-11-20), 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-4o (2024-11-20) 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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