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Llama 2 13b Chat vs Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

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Model

Llama 2 13b Chat

Context window

4K

4,096 tokens · ~3K words

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Model

Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e

Image inputTool calling

Context window

10M

10,000,000 tokens · ~7.5M words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Llama 2 13b Chat4K
Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e10M

Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e has about 2441.4× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e has 244040% more context capacity (10000K vs 4K tokens). Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e is 80% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e. Its 10000K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 4K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e. Input tokens are 80% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e. Its 16K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecLlama 2 13b ChatLlama 4 Scout 17b 16e
Context window4,096 tokens (4K)10,000,000 tokens (10000K)
Max output tokens4,096 tokens (4K)16,384 tokens (16K)
Speed tierFastFast
VisionNoYes
Function callingNoYes
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderLlama 2 13b Chat inLlama 2 13b Chat outLlama 4 Scout 17b 16e inLlama 4 Scout 17b 16e out
Anyscale$0.250/M$0.250/M——
Azure——$0.200/M$0.780/M
Deepinfra——$0.080/M$0.300/M
Groq——$0.110/M$0.340/M
Lambda——$0.050/M$0.100/M
Novita——$0.180/M$0.590/M
Nscale——$0.090/M$0.290/M
Sambanova——$0.400/M$0.700/M
Together Ai——$0.180/M$0.590/M

Frequently asked questions

Llama 4 Scout 17b 16e has a larger context window: 10000K tokens vs 4K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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