Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Llama 4 Scout
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
The pragmatic default — Claude quality without Opus pricing.
Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Open-weights frontier with a headline 10M-token context.
Specs
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Llama 4 Scout |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens↑ | 328K tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.080↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $15.00 | $0.300↑ |
| Modalities | Text · Image | Text · Image |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | — | Apr 2025 |
Capability differences
| Capability | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Llama 4 Scout |
|---|---|---|
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- —Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers 1M context; Llama 4 Scout offers 328K.
- —Input pricing: Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/1M vs Llama 4 Scout at $0.080/1M.
- —Llama 4 Scout is open weights; Claude Sonnet 4.6 is proprietary.