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GPT OSS 20B vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Close to a tie overall. GPT OSS 20B costs 62% less for the same work.

GPT OSS 20B

by OpenAI · #58 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
128K
Input / 1M
$0.030
Output / 1M
$0.14

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

by Meta · #57 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
320K
Input / 1M
$0.10
Output / 1M
$0.30

Better overall

About even

Grade 36.3 vs 36.5

Cheaper

GPT OSS 20B

62% less, $0.058 vs $0.15 blended

Larger context

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

128K vs 320K tokens

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 28, 2026
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct: 1,322
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 28, 2026
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct: 1,363
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Aug 5, 2025 · reference
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct: —

GPT OSS 20BLlama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instructv = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

GPT OSS 20B$11.60 /month
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct$32.00 /month

GPT OSS 20B saves you $20.40 a month at this usage, $245 a year.

At a glance

AttributeGPT OSS 20BLlama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Made byOpenAIMeta
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeGood · 36.3Good · 36.5
Overall rank#58 of 67#57 of 67
Input price$0.030 per 1M$0.10 per 1M
Output price$0.14 per 1M$0.30 per 1M
Context window131,072 tokens327,680 tokens
Reasoning levelsYesNo
Reads imagesNoYes
Model IDgpt-oss-20bllama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "gpt-oss-20b", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is GPT OSS 20B or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct better?

They grade within two points of each other (36.3 and 36.5), so pick on price and the benchmarks that match your work.

Which is cheaper, GPT OSS 20B or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

GPT OSS 20B: $0.030 in and $0.14 out per million tokens, against $0.10 and $0.30 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct, with 327,680 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), SWE-bench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.