MiniMax-M3 vs Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Meta |
| Family | Minimax M3 | Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e |
| Model | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E |
| Version | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2025-04-05 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 10,000,000 |
| Total parameters | 427,040,140,160 | 108,641,793,536 |
| Active parameters | 23,000,000,000 | 17,000,000,000 |
| License | other | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Together Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, tools |
17 comparable fields · 10 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
MiniMax-M3 Capabilities
Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
MiniMax-M3 vs Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E FAQs
Is MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both MiniMax-M3 and Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E?+
Only MiniMax-M3 has a directly sourced input price: $0.28 per million tokens. Only MiniMax-M3 has a directly sourced output price: $1.10 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E?+
Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E has the larger sourced context window. MiniMax-M3 supports 1,048,576 and Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E supports 10,000,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. MiniMax-M3 is open weight; Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E is open weight.
Can MiniMax-M3 and Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E understand images?+
MiniMax-M3 is documented with image input; Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. MiniMax-M3 is — and Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E is —.
Do MiniMax-M3 and Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E support reasoning and tool use?+
MiniMax-M3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E?+
MiniMax-M3 has 5 sourced provider routes; Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E has 1, so MiniMax-M3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E?+
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.