llama-4-scout pricing

llama-4-scout is priced at $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 180 ms to first token and about 70 tokens/sec output throughput.

Price per 1M tokens

Input $0.20 · Output $0.20 · Output/input ratio 1.0x.

1M input + 1M output tokens: $0.40
10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $2.40
100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $24.00

Cheaper alternatives to llama-4-scout

Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.

gemini-2.5-flash-lite — $0.15/1M output (25% cheaper)

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