Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Llama 4 Scout offers 19.7M more tokens in context window than Nova Micro. Both models have similar pricing. 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.
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.
Amazon
Amazon Nova Micro was created as an ultra-compact multimodal model, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments. Built to bring text and image understanding to edge devices and latency-sensitive applications, it extends Amazon's AI capabilities to minimal footprint scenarios.
4 months newer

Nova Micro
Amazon
2024-11-20

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

Llama 4 Scout

Nova Micro
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Scout

Nova Micro
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

Nova Micro

Llama 4 Scout

Nova Micro
Together

Nova Micro
Bedrock