The honest, $0-markup cost to run Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E) (Meta, 109B) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (Qwen, 81.3B), 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 Scout (17B-16E) | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 109B | 81.3B |
| Context window | ✓ 1M | 262.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~77 GB (Q4_K_M) | ✓ ~56 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $0.48/hr | ✓ $0.36/hr |
| Your API key | ✓ $0.20/1M (last-known) | $0.60/1M |
VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.
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