Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
At a Glance
| Compare | Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency | ||
| IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5 | #43 of 469.0 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing LiveBench · full-core range 6.0–39.3 | UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort |
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $1.00Anthropic ↗ · Sep 3, 2026 | $0.10Deepinfra ↗ · Sep 22, 2026 |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $5.00Anthropic ↗ · Sep 3, 2026 | $0.30Deepinfra ↗ · Sep 22, 2026 |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 200K | 10,000K |
| Model facts checked | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader | 1,396.64100% of row best · rating · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001; 95% CI [1394.12644647, 1399.14715328]; votes 129278; rank 147 | 1,279.2992% of row best · rating · llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct; 95% CI [1274.57681953, 1284.00026285]; votes 29740; rank 259 |
| ToneBench2026-09-11-10-task-4ef099199c9c · overall_score · unverified | 75.15100% of row best · points · Claude Haiku 4.5 · 10,996 output tokens / case | 47.3263% of row best · points · Llama 4 Scout · 696 output tokens / case |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 1 benchmark winNo overall winner | 0 benchmark winsNo overall winner |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Meta |
| Family | Claude 4 5 | Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e Instruct |
| Model | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
| Version | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-10-15 | 2025-04-05 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 200K | 10,000K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | 108.6B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 17B |
| License | Unknown | other |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Provider access | Anthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard) | Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, tools |
Claude Haiku 4.5 Capabilities
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct FAQs
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Haiku 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+
Claude Haiku 4.5 is $1.00 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is $0.10 per million tokens, so Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on this metric. Claude Haiku 4.5 is $5.00 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is $0.30 per million tokens, so Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct has the larger sourced context window. Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct supports 10,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct be self-hosted?+
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Claude Haiku 4.5 is not marked open weight; Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is open weight.
Can Claude Haiku 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct understand images?+
Claude Haiku 4.5 is documented with image input; Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Claude Haiku 4.5 is 64K and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is —.
Do Claude Haiku 4.5 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct support reasoning and tool use?+
Claude Haiku 4.5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+
Claude Haiku 4.5 has 2 sourced provider routes; Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct has 4, so Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.