Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Scout leads with 7.8% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Scout offers 19.7M more tokens in context window than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 4 Scout is available on 6 providers. Overall, Llama 4 Scout is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Multimodal was created to handle multiple input modalities including text, images, and potentially other formats. Built to extend Phi-4's efficiency into multimodal applications, it demonstrates that compact models can successfully integrate diverse information types.
2 months newer

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Microsoft
2025-02-01

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

Llama 4 Scout

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Scout

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Llama 4 Scout

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Together

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
DeepInfra