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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
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Meta · activeLlama-3.1-8B-InstructVerified Aug 28, 2026
Meta · activeLlama-4-Scout-17B-16E-InstructVerified Aug 28, 2026
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| Field | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Meta |
| Family | Llama 3 1 8b Instruct | Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e Instruct |
| Model | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
| Version | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131072 | 10000000 |
| Total parameters | 8030261248 | 108641793536 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 17000000000 |
| License | llama3.1 | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, tools |
14 comparable fields · 7 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct capabilities
Input price$0.050
Output price$0.080
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Canonical IDmeta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct capabilities
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Canonical IDmeta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
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