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Model comparison

GPT-4o vs Llama 4 Scout

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
41.49/100
Margin
1.6pts
← winning
39.87/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-4o #165 (Supported); Llama 4 Scout #174 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-4o and Llama 4 Scout share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to GPT-4o; 5 to Llama 4 Scout.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
13
GPT-4o only
0
Llama 4 Scout only
5
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-4o and Llama 4 Scout is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

GPT-4o is priced at $2.50 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Scout. Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window at 10M, compared with 128K for GPT-4o.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-4o and Llama 4 Scout
CategoryGPT-4oΔLlama 4 Scout
MathGPT-4o0.3MarginNo overlapLlama 4 ScoutNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GPT-4oB · Llama 4 Scout
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 0.345%B 0.000%
    Winner: GPT-4oΔ 0.3
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GPT-4o scored 0.345%; Llama 4 Scout scored 0.000%. GPT-4o wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-4o$2.5 input / $10 outputLlama 4 Scout$0 input / $0 outputLlama 4 Scout has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-4o131 tok/sLlama 4 Scout128 tok/sGPT-4o has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-4o0.81 sLlama 4 Scout0.70 sLlama 4 Scout reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-4o128KLlama 4 Scout10MLlama 4 Scout lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 25.1%15.5%GPT-4o leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.1%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 90Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-SciCodeSource 33.3%17.0%GPT-4o leads
AA Coding IndexSource 8.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-LCRSource 0.0%25.8%Llama 4 Scout leads
CritPtSource 0.0%0.0%Tie
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 11.2%10.0%GPT-4o leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 54.3%58.7%Llama 4 Scout leads
AA-HLESource 3.3%4.3%Llama 4 Scout leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.7%-52.4%GPT-4o leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 19.7%14.6%GPT-4o leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 37.9%78.3%GPT-4o leads
Math
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.345%0.000%GPT-4o leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 864783GPT-4o leads
AA-MMMU-ProSource 52.9%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-4oLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-IFBenchSource 34.3%39.5%Llama 4 Scout leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-4o and Llama 4 Scout on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GPT-4o and Llama 4 Scout today?

GPT-4o: $2.50 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens Llama 4 Scout: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GPT-4o
API / mo$9,375
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Llama 4 Scout
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,278
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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