Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E) vs Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E): the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E) (Meta, 402B) and Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E) (Meta, 109B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E) vs Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E) — cost comparison

Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E)Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E)
Parameters402B109B
Context window1M1M
LicenseCommercial OKCommercial OK
VRAM to run~274 GB (Q4_K_M)~77 GB (Q4_K_M)
Rent a GPU$3.43/hr$0.98/hr
Your API key$0.38/1M$0.20/1M

Which should you pick?

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