ERNIE 5.1 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

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Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.10Deepinfra · Sep 21, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.30Deepinfra · Sep 21, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens131K10,000K
Model facts checkedAug 29, 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 →

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BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,468.20100% of row best · rating · ernie-5.1; 95% CI [1463.57689002, 1472.81364850]; votes 37058; rank 281,279.2987% of row best · rating · llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct; 95% CI [1274.57681953, 1284.00026285]; votes 29740; rank 259
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above1 benchmark winNo overall winner0 benchmark winsNo overall winner

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldERNIE 5.1Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
DeveloperBaiduMeta
FamilyErnie 5Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e Instruct
ModelERNIE 5.1Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
VersionERNIE 5.1Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknown2025-04-05
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window131K10,000K
Total parametersUnknown108.6B
Active parametersUnknown17B
LicenseUnknownother
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessBaidu Qianfan (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)
Capabilitiesagents, chat, reasoning, search, toolschat, generation, tools

ERNIE 5.1 Capabilities

agentschatreasoningsearchtools
Serving providers1
Canonical IDbaidu/ernie-5.1

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct Capabilities

chatgenerationtools
Serving providers4
Canonical IDmeta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct

Primary Evidence

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Questions

ERNIE 5.1 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct FAQs

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both ERNIE 5.1 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, ERNIE 5.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+

ERNIE 5.1 is $4.00 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. ERNIE 5.1 is $18.00 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, ERNIE 5.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct has the larger sourced context window. ERNIE 5.1 supports 131K and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct supports 10,000K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, ERNIE 5.1 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 ERNIE 5.1 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. ERNIE 5.1 is not marked open weight; Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is open weight.

Can ERNIE 5.1 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct understand images?+

ERNIE 5.1 is not 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, ERNIE 5.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. ERNIE 5.1 is 66K and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is —.

Do ERNIE 5.1 and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct support reasoning and tool use?+

ERNIE 5.1: reasoning and tool calling. 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, ERNIE 5.1 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?+

ERNIE 5.1 has 1 sourced provider route; Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct has 4, so Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, ERNIE 5.1 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.

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