Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 leads with 4.3% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Scout offers 19.7M more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3. Llama 4 Scout is $0.99 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs. Llama 4 Scout is available on 6 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3 was introduced as a major architectural advancement, developed with 671B mixture-of-experts parameters and trained on 14.8 trillion tokens. Built to be three times faster than V2 while maintaining open-source availability, it demonstrates competitive performance against frontier closed-source models and represents a significant leap in efficient large-scale model design.
Meta
Llama 4 Scout was created as an exploratory variant in the Llama 4 family, designed to investigate new architectures and optimization strategies. Built as part of Meta's commitment to advancing open-source AI, it serves as a testbed for innovations that may inform future model releases.
3 months newer

DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
2024-12-25

Llama 4 Scout
Meta
2025-04-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 4 Scout
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 4 Scout
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek

Llama 4 Scout

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 4 Scout

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 4 Scout
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