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Model comparison

Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen3.5 397B

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

39.87/100
Margin
17.1pts
winning →
57.01/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Llama 4 Scout #174 (Supported); Qwen3.5 397B #71 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3.5 397B share 16 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Llama 4 Scout; 39 to Qwen3.5 397B.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
16
Llama 4 Scout only
2
Qwen3.5 397B only
39
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3.5 397B is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 shared benchmark results across 6 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.

Qwen3.5 397B is priced at $0.60 input / $3.60 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 Qwen3.5 397B.

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 Qwen3.5 397B
CategoryLlama 4 ScoutΔQwen3.5 397B
AgenticLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B56.5
CodingLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B66.5
ReasoningLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B63.2
KnowledgeLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B56.6
MathLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B90.6
MultilingualLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B84.7
MultimodalLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B79.6
Inst. FollowingLlama 4 ScoutNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.5 397B92.6

Operational comparison

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

MetricLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensLlama 4 Scout$0 input / $0 outputQwen3.5 397B$0.6 input / $3.6 outputLlama 4 Scout has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondLlama 4 Scout128 tok/sQwen3.5 397B96 tok/sLlama 4 Scout has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenLlama 4 Scout0.70 sQwen3.5 397B2.44 sLlama 4 Scout reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensLlama 4 Scout10MQwen3.5 397B128KLlama 4 Scout lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.1%19.9%Qwen3.5 397B leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 15.5%95.6%Qwen3.5 397B leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%23.1%Qwen3.5 397B leads
GDPval-AASource 90962Qwen3.5 397B leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 52.5%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 62%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 56.8%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 51.8%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 68.4%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource 43.7%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 37.6%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 36.3%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 46.1%Not comparable
MCP-TasksSource 74.2%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 74.0%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 46.76%Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 14.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 15.3%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
AA Coding IndexSource 8.2%48.2%Qwen3.5 397B leads
AA-SciCodeSource 17.0%42.0%Qwen3.5 397B leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 76.2%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 83.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 50.9%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
AA-LCRSource 25.8%65.7%Qwen3.5 397B leads
CritPtSource 0.0%1.7%Qwen3.5 397B leads
LongBench v2Source 63.2%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 68.7%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 10.0%33.7%Qwen3.5 397B leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 58.7%89.3%Qwen3.5 397B leads
AA-HLESource 4.3%27.3%Qwen3.5 397B leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -52.4%-29.8%Qwen3.5 397B leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 14.6%31.4%Qwen3.5 397B leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 78.3%89.1%Llama 4 Scout leads
GPQASource 88.4%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 70.4%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 87.8%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource 94.9%Not comparable
C-EvalSource 93%Not comparable
HLESource 28.7%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.000%Not comparable
AIME26Source 93.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 94.8%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 92.7%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 87.9%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 80.9%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
MMLU-ProXSource 84.7%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 59.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 52.9%77.3%Qwen3.5 397B leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 783Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 79%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 88.6%Not comparable
CharXivSource 80.8%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource 84.7%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource 65.6%Not comparable
V*Source 95.8%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutQwen3.5 397BResult
AA-IFBenchSource 39.5%78.8%Qwen3.5 397B leads
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3.5 397B 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 Qwen3.5 397B today?

Llama 4 Scout: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Qwen3.5 397B: $0.60 input / $3.60 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
Qwen3.5 397B
API / mo$3,150
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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