GPT-4.1 Nano vs Llama 4 Scout

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

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GPT-4.1 Nano

OpenAI

Overall 70

fast

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Llama 4 Scout

Meta

Overall 82

standard

Capability radar

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

GPT-4.1 NanoLlama 4 Scout

Comparison of GPT-4.1 Nano vs Llama 4 Scout
Metric	GPT-4.1 Nano	Llama 4 Scout
Input Price / 1M	$0.10	$0.15
Output Price / 1M	$0.40	$0.50
Combined Price / 1M	$0.50	$0.65
Context Window	1,047,576	10,000,000
Coding Score	75	83
Reasoning Score	72	85
Vision Score	60	82
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	fast	standard
Release Date	4/14/2025	3/5/2025

GPT-4.1 Nano — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Lowest OpenAI cost
1M context

Weaknesses

Limited on complex generation

Llama 4 Scout — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

10M context
Open weights
Document RAG

Weaknesses

Extreme context has throughput tradeoffs

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Llama 4 Scout scores 83 vs 75 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Llama 4 Scout leads on writing quality (79 vs 74).

Long Context

Llama 4 Scout offers 10M tokens vs 1M.

Cost Efficiency

GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper at $0.50/M combined vs $0.65/M.

Enterprise Use

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

Agent Workflows

Llama 4 Scout is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.