DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Llama 4 Scout
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 0324 by DeepSeek or Llama 4 Scout by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V3 0324
Llama 4 Scout vs DeepSeek V3 0324: 33.0% less intelligence, 270.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 13.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 0324 | Llama 4 Scout | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.7 | 6.5 | −33.0% Llama 4 Scout is 33.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $19.87 | $73.56 | +270.2% Llama 4 Scout is 3.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 4.38s | 4.99s | +13.9% Llama 4 Scout is 13.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.24 / $0.90 | $0.18 / $0.66 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V3 0324 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- Llama 4 Scout is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Xhigh) scores 34.60 for $66.8.
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