Llama 4 Scout vs Mistral Large

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

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Llama 4 Scout

Meta

Overall 82

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Mistral Large

Mistral

Overall 85

standard

Capability radar

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

Llama 4 ScoutMistral Large

Comparison of Llama 4 Scout vs Mistral Large
Metric	Llama 4 Scout	Mistral Large
Input Price / 1M	$0.15	$2.00
Output Price / 1M	$0.50	$6.00
Combined Price / 1M	$0.65	$8.00
Context Window	10,000,000	128,000
Coding Score	83	86
Reasoning Score	85	87
Vision Score	82	78
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	standard
Release Date	3/5/2025	11/18/2024

Llama 4 Scout — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

10M context
Open weights
Document RAG

Weaknesses

Extreme context has throughput tradeoffs

Mistral Large — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Strong multilingual
EU data residency options
Good writing

Weaknesses

Smaller ecosystem than US providers

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Mistral Large scores 86 vs 83 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Mistral Large leads on writing quality (88 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 $8.00/M.

Enterprise Use

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

Agent Workflows

Mistral Large is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.