Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct grades higher overall (36.5 against 33.7). Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct costs 3% less for the same work.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo
by Meta · #60 of 67 overall
- Context
- 128K
- Input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $0.32
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
by Meta · #57 of 67 overall
- Context
- 320K
- Input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $0.30
Better overall
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Grade 33.7 vs 36.5
Cheaper
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
3% less, $0.15 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.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct TurboLlama 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.
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct saves you $0.80 a month at this usage, $9.60 a year.
At a glance
| Attribute | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo | Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Meta | Meta |
| Availability | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Overall grade | Good · 33.7 | Good · 36.5 |
| Overall rank | #60 of 67 | #57 of 67 |
| Input price | $0.10 per 1M | $0.10 per 1M |
| Output price | $0.32 per 1M | $0.30 per 1M |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 327,680 tokens |
| Reasoning levels | No | No |
| Reads images | No | Yes |
| Model ID | llama-3.3-70b-instruct-turbo | llama-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": "llama-3.3-70b-instruct-turbo", "messages": [...]}' # …then swap one word -d '{"model": "llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct", "messages": [...]}'
Questions
Is Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct better?
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct grades 36.5 against 33.7 for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo, from public benchmarks.
Which is cheaper, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?
Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct: $0.10 in and $0.30 out per million tokens, against $0.10 and $0.32 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.
Compare with others
Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.