Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Scout leads with 9.8% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs. 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B was created as an efficient coding-specialized model, designed to bring strong programming capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built with 7 billion parameters optimized for code understanding and generation, it provides developers with a lightweight option for code-related tasks.
6 months newer

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Llama 4 Scout
Meta
2025-04-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Scout

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Llama 4 Scout

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Together

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct