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Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 4 Scout wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Llama 4 Scout
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
Llama 4 Scout
Speed
Llama 4 Scout

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 4 ScoutMiniMax M2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 4 ScoutMiniMax M2.5
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaMinimax
ReleasedApr 2025Feb 2026

Llama 4 Scout Modalities

Input
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Output
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MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 4 Scout has cheaper input pricing at $0.08/M tokens. Llama 4 Scout has cheaper output pricing at $0.30/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Llama 4 Scout's score of 6.7.
Llama 4 Scout has a 327,680 token context window, while MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window.
Llama 4 Scout supports vision. MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision.