Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen 3 Max benchmark

Name: Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen 3 Max AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Llama 4 Scout (Meta) and Qwen 3 Max (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Qwen 3 Max is ahead by 106 points (1,518 vs 1,412; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Qwen 3 Max resolves 67.8% versus 52.4% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Llama 4 Scout streams faster (155 tok/s) while Llama 4 Scout is the cheaper output token ($0.3/1M). Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window (1.3M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Llama 4 Scout (5)vsQwen 3 Max (5)

Llama 4 Scout: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupQwen 3 Max: 5W (50%)

← Llama 4 ScoutQwen 3 Max →

Qwen 3 Max (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,412vs1,518

Coding Elo

1,398vs1,526

SWE-bench

52.4%vs67.8%

LiveBench

59.6%vs69.4%

GPQA Diamond

71.2%vs83.1%

Llama 4 Scout: 0WQwen 3 Max: 5W

Llama 4 Scout (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

155 tok/svs80 tok/s

Time to first token

130 msvs280 ms

Llama 4 Scout: 2WQwen 3 Max: 0W

Llama 4 Scout (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.3/1Mvs$3.9/1M

Input price

$0.1/1Mvs$0.78/1M

Context window

1.3Mvs262k

Llama 4 Scout: 3WQwen 3 Max: 0W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageEven 3–3

Preference Elo

Qwen 3 Max

106 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Llama 4 Scout

75 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Llama 4 Scout

$3.60/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,412

EloHigh is better

1,518+8%

Code Elo

High is better

1,398

Code EloHigh is better

1,526+9%

LiveBench

High is better

59.6%

LiveBenchHigh is better

69.4%+16%

SWE-bench

High is better

52.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

67.8%+29%

GPQA

High is better

71.2%

GPQAHigh is better

83.1%+17%

TTFT

Low is better

+115%130 ms

TTFTLow is better

280 ms

Speed

High is better

+94%155 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

80 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+680%$0.1/1M

In $Low is better

$0.78/1M

Out $

Low is better

+1200%$0.3/1M

Out $Low is better

$3.9/1M

Context

High is better

+400%1.3M

ContextHigh is better

262k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 91% with Llama 4 Scout

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Llama 4 Scout$8.00 / mo

In: $3.50Out: $4.50

Qwen 3 Max$85.80 / mo

In: $27.30Out: $58.50

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Scout is estimated to save $77.80/month ($934/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Qwen 3 Max:Pick Qwen 3 Max when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 4 Scout:Pick Llama 4 Scout when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 4 Scout:Pick Llama 4 Scout when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen 3 Max

Higher SWE-bench (67.8%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Scout

Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Scout

Lower TTFT (130 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Scout

Larger window (1.3M).

Screenshots / visionQwen 3 Max

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 3 Max).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen 3 Max	Higher SWE-bench (67.8%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Scout	Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Scout	Lower TTFT (130 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Scout	Larger window (1.3M).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen 3 Max	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 3 Max).

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Closed flagship. Strong math. Compare to Sol and Opus on GPQA and SWE-bench, not on brand heat.

launchApr 8, 2026

Llama 4 Scout: long-context open sibling of Maverick

Huge window, cheap hosted lists. The Haiku alternative that is actually open-weight.

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Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

Sep 2025 open-weight mixture-of-experts. Self-host path. Don’t confuse it with Qwen 3 Max.

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Llama 4 Scout

Elo 1,412

LiveBench59.6%

SWE-bench52.4%

Speed155 tok/s

Output cost$0.3/1M

Alibaba

Qwen 3 Max

Elo 1,518

LiveBench69.4%

SWE-bench67.8%

Speed80 tok/s

Output cost$3.9/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen 3 Max?: Qwen 3 Max has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,518). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen 3 Max?: Qwen 3 Max leads SWE-bench at 67.8% vs 52.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 4 Scout output tokens are $0.3/1M versus $3.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen 3 Max?: Llama 4 Scout has the lower time-to-first-token (130 ms vs 280 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 4 Scout accepts 1.3M tokens versus 262k.
Can I self-host either model?: Llama 4 Scout is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 4 Scout and Qwen 3 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen 3 Max benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Llama 4 Scout (5)vsQwen 3 Max (5)

Llama 4 Scout: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupQwen 3 Max: 5W (50%)

← Llama 4 ScoutQwen 3 Max →

Qwen 3 Max (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,412vs1,518

Coding Elo

1,398vs1,526

SWE-bench

52.4%vs67.8%

LiveBench

59.6%vs69.4%

GPQA Diamond

71.2%vs83.1%

Llama 4 Scout: 0WQwen 3 Max: 5W

Llama 4 Scout (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

155 tok/svs80 tok/s

Time to first token

130 msvs280 ms

Llama 4 Scout: 2WQwen 3 Max: 0W

Llama 4 Scout (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.3/1Mvs$3.9/1M

Input price

$0.1/1Mvs$0.78/1M

Context window

1.3Mvs262k

Llama 4 Scout: 3WQwen 3 Max: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen 3 Max

Higher SWE-bench (67.8%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Scout

Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Scout

Lower TTFT (130 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Scout

Larger window (1.3M).

Screenshots / visionQwen 3 Max

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 3 Max).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen 3 Max	Higher SWE-bench (67.8%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Scout	Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Scout	Lower TTFT (130 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Scout	Larger window (1.3M).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen 3 Max	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 3 Max).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen 3 Max?

Qwen 3 Max has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,518). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen 3 Max?

Qwen 3 Max leads SWE-bench at 67.8% vs 52.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 4 Scout output tokens are $0.3/1M versus $3.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen 3 Max?

Llama 4 Scout has the lower time-to-first-token (130 ms vs 280 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Llama 4 Scout accepts 1.3M tokens versus 262k.

Can I self-host either model?

Llama 4 Scout is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 4 Scout and Qwen 3 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Haiku 4.5 vs Llama 4 Scout: cheap Claude versus cheap open Llama

Qwen 3 Max: Alibaba’s flagship for math and multilingual code

Llama 4 Scout: long-context open sibling of Maverick

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