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Model comparison

Llama 4 Scout vs o3-mini

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 5 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

39.12/100
Margin
7.5pts
winning →
OpenAI
46.59/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Llama 4 Scout #183 (Supported); o3-mini #141 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Llama 4 Scout and o3-mini share 5 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 13 results are unique to Llama 4 Scout; 5 to o3-mini.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
5
Llama 4 Scout only
13
o3-mini only
5
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Llama 4 Scout and o3-mini is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 5 shared benchmark results across 3 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.

o3-mini is priced at $1.10 input / $4.40 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 200K for o3-mini.

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 Llama 4 Scout and o3-mini
CategoryLlama 4 ScoutΔo3-mini
CodingLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini49.3
KnowledgeLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini77.2
Inst. FollowingLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini93.9

Operational comparison

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

MetricLlama 4 Scouto3-miniComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensLlama 4 Scout$0 input / $0 outputo3-mini$1.1 input / $4.4 outputLlama 4 Scout has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondLlama 4 Scout128 tok/so3-mini160 tok/so3-mini has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenLlama 4 Scout0.70 so3-mini7.12 sLlama 4 Scout reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensLlama 4 Scout10Mo3-mini200KLlama 4 Scout lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.1%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 15.5%28.7%o3-mini leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 111Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
AA Coding IndexSource 8.2%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 17.0%39.9%o3-mini leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 49.3%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
AA-LCRSource 25.8%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 10.0%19.0%o3-mini leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 58.7%74.8%o3-mini leads
AA-HLESource 4.3%8.7%o3-mini leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -52.4%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 14.6%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 78.3%Not comparable
MMLUSource 86.9%Not comparable
GPQASource 77.2%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.000%Not comparable
AIME 2024Source 87.3%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 52.9%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 780Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkLlama 4 Scouto3-miniResult
AA-IFBenchSource 39.5%Not comparable
IFEvalSource 93.9%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Llama 4 Scout and o3-mini 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 Llama 4 Scout and o3-mini today?

Llama 4 Scout: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens o3-mini: $1.10 input / $4.40 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.

Llama 4 Scout
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,278
Break-even
o3-mini
API / mo$4,125
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 24, 2026