Llama 4 Scout vs Pixtral Large
Wins 4 of 5 areas
Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 1 of 5 areas
Coding
Llama 4 Scout is the stronger all-rounder.Pixtral Large is better at coding.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video30Llama 4 Scout3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Llama 4 Scout2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Llama 4 Scout1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Llama 4 Scout1 of 1 test
- CodingWriting and fixing software01Pixtral Large1 of 1 test
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Llama 4 Scout pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+15.7points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+8.2points ahead
- College exam questions with charts, maps and diagramsMMMU+5.4points ahead
Where Pixtral Large pulls ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+7.9points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningLlama 4 Scout
- GPQA DiamondLlama 4 Scout by 8.258.750.5+8.2
- Humanity's Last ExamLlama 4 Scout by 13.82.8+1
Images and chartsLlama 4 Scout
Following instructionsLlama 4 Scout
- IFBenchLlama 4 Scout by 539.534.5+5
Other results4 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Pixtral Large by 2115.536.5+21
- DocVQALlama 4 Scout by 1.194.493.3+1.1
- AA IntelligenceLlama 4 Scout by 18.17.1+1
- ChartQAtie88.888.1tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Llama 4 Scout or Pixtral Large?
Llama 4 Scout wins four of the five areas where both have results: reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Pixtral Large wins coding.
Which is better for coding?
Pixtral Large. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 8 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 4 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.