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Llama 3.2 1B Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time

Llama 4 Scout wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 4 Scout
Context Window
Llama 4 Scout
Speed
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.2 1B InstructLlama 4 Scout
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.2 1B InstructLlama 4 Scout
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaMeta-llama
ReleasedSep 2024Apr 2025

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct Modalities

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Llama 4 Scout Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.02/M tokens. Llama 3.2 1B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.02/M tokens.
Llama 4 Scout scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 6.7, compared to Llama 3.2 1B Instruct's score of 0.6.
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct has a 60,000 token context window, while Llama 4 Scout has a 327,680 token context window.
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct does not support vision. Llama 4 Scout supports vision.