Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Scout leads with 1.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Scout is available on 6 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct represents a further evolution of the Small model series, developed with continued refinements to instruction-following and task performance. Built to incorporate ongoing improvements, it provides the latest capabilities in Mistral's intermediate-scale offering.
2 months newer

Llama 4 Scout
Meta
2025-04-05

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 8 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Scout

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Llama 4 Scout

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Together

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct