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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 vs Meta: Llama 4 Scout

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 and Meta: Llama 4 Scout. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

Meta: Llama 4 Scout leads overall

Meta: Llama 4 Scout leads in price and context window and capabilities, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 remains competitive with advantages in max output.

Best for with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

Long-form content generation

Best for with Meta: Llama 4 Scout

Budget-conscious workflowsLong document processingMulti-modal tasks

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 Meta: Llama 4 Scout
Provider DeepSeek Meta
Input price $0.32/M $0.08/M
Output price $0.89/M $0.30/M
Context window 164K 328K
Max output 164K 16K
Capabilities
Tool use
Tool useVision
Released Dec 26, 2024 Apr 5, 2025

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

Meta: Llama 4 Scout leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

$0.89/M tokens

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

$0.30/M tokens

Context Window

Meta: Llama 4 Scout leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

164K tokens

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

328K tokens

Capabilities

Meta: Llama 4 Scout leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

1/4

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

2/4

Max Output

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

164K tokens

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

16K tokens

Recency

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

Dec 2024

Meta: Llama 4 Scout

Apr 2025

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