Claude Sonnet 4 vs Llama 4 Scout — API Pricing Comparison 2026
Compare Llama 4 Scout and Claude Sonnet 4 API pricing. Meta open-weight vs Anthropic proprietary — see the cost-quality tradeoff.
$6.00
Claude Sonnet 4 cheapest
$0.135
Llama 4 Scout cheapest
1M
Claude Sonnet 4 context
328K
Llama 4 Scout context
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4 or Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout is cheaper at $0.135/1M tokens via Deepinfra, compared to Claude Sonnet 4 at $6.00/1M via Anthropic. 2 providers offer both models.
Model Specifications
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4 | Llama 4 Scout |
|---|---|---|
| Type | chat | chat |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Context Window | 1M | 328K |
| Arena ELO | 1300 | 1270 |
| Quality Tier | Frontier | Frontier |
| Open Weight | No | No |
| Cheapest Price | $6.00/1M | $0.135/1M |
| Cheapest Provider | Anthropic | Deepinfra |
| Providers | 4 | 8 |
Price Comparison by Provider
10 providers| Provider | Claude Sonnet 4 Input/1M | Claude Sonnet 4 Output/1M | Llama 4 Scout Input/1M | Llama 4 Scout Output/1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | — | — |
| AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $15.00 | — | — |
| Azure OpenAI | — | — | $0.200 | $0.780 |
| Deepinfra | — | — | $0.080 | $0.300 |
| Google Vertex AI | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.250 | $0.700 |
| Groq | — | — | $0.110 | $0.340 |
| Novita AI | — | — | $0.180 | $0.590 |
| OpenRouter | $3.60 | $18.00 | $0.096 | $0.360 |
| SambaNova | — | — | $0.400 | $0.700 |
| Together AI | — | — | $0.180 | $0.590 |
Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Green highlights the cheaper model at each provider. Updated every 6 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Llama 4 Scout is cheaper at $0.135/1M tokens (via Deepinfra) compared to Claude Sonnet 4 at $6.00/1M tokens (via Anthropic). Prices vary by provider — Sector HQ tracks them all.
Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Updated every 6 hours.