DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Llama 4 Scout

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

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DeepSeek V3 0324

DeepSeek

Overall 79

standard

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Llama 4 Scout

Meta

Overall 82

standard

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

DeepSeek V3 0324Llama 4 Scout

Comparison of DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Llama 4 Scout
Metric	DeepSeek V3 0324	Llama 4 Scout
Input Price / 1M	$0.27	$0.15
Output Price / 1M	$1.10	$0.50
Combined Price / 1M	$1.37	$0.65
Context Window	128,000	10,000,000
Coding Score	92	83
Reasoning Score	91	85
Vision Score	45	82
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	standard
Release Date	3/24/2025	3/5/2025

DeepSeek V3 0324 — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Best price-performance
128K context

Weaknesses

Geopolitical/hosting considerations

Llama 4 Scout — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

10M context
Open weights
Document RAG

Weaknesses

Extreme context has throughput tradeoffs

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

DeepSeek V3 0324

DeepSeek V3 0324 scores 92 vs 83 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

DeepSeek V3 0324

DeepSeek V3 0324 leads on writing quality (86 vs 79).

Long Context

Llama 4 Scout offers 10M tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

Llama 4 Scout is cheaper at $0.65/M combined vs $1.37/M.

Enterprise Use

Llama 4 Scout combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

DeepSeek V3 0324

DeepSeek V3 0324 is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.