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Llama 4 Scout vs Mistral Medium 3
A detailed comparison of Llama 4 Scout (Meta) and Mistral Medium 3 (Mistral) across pricing, performance, and features.
Pricing Comparison
| Metric | Llama 4 Scout | Mistral Medium 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.18 | $0.40 | +122% |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.63 | $2.00 | +217% |
| Context window | 10M | 128K | — |
| Max output | 32K | 16.384K | — |
Benchmark Comparison
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 74.2% | 76% |
| HumanEval | 86% | 87% |
Capabilities
| Capability | Llama 4 Scout | Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
| code | ✓ | ✓ |
| text | ✓ | ✓ |
| tool-use | ✗ | ✓ |
| vision | ✓ | ✓ |
Llama 4 Scout Strengths
- ✓10M token context — largest available
- ✓Open-source
- ✓Ultra cheap via API providers
Llama 4 Scout Weaknesses
- ✗Lower benchmarks than Maverick
- ✗Limited tool-use support
Mistral Medium 3 Strengths
- ✓Very affordable for mid-tier quality
- ✓Good multilingual performance
Mistral Medium 3 Weaknesses
- ✗Lags behind on reasoning benchmarks
- ✗Smaller community and tooling
Quick Verdict
Best value: Llama 4 Scout is the more affordable option at $0.18/$0.63 per 1M tokens.
Higher benchmarks: Mistral Medium 3 scores higher on average across available benchmarks (81.5% avg).
Larger context: Llama 4 Scout supports 10M tokens.
Choose Llama 4 Scout if cost matters most. Choose Mistral Medium 3 if you need the best possible quality for complex tasks.