Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
8 months newer

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

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

Llama 4 Scout

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Llama 4 Scout

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Together

Qwen2 72B Instruct