AI Knowledge Base Synthesis: Llama 4 Scout RAG Cost

Complete Analysis: 505,000 tokens for Llama 4 Scout

Complete analysis of pricing, performance, and use cases for Meta's Llama 4 Scout model .

$0.041500 (rounded ~ 0.04) Total Cost
505,000 Total Tokens
15 minutes Processing Time
561 Effective Tokens/Sec

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Llama 4 Scout
Meta AIMax Context: 10,000,000 tokens
$0.08 / $0.3 per 1M tokens
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$0.041500 Total Cost
$0.040000 Input Cost
$0.001500 Output Cost
$0.000000 Unit Cost
$0.000000 Search Cost
$0.000000 Request Fee
$0.000000 Tool Fee
$0.000000 Code Execution
505,000Total Tokens
$0.000082Cost per 1K
12,168,675Tokens per $
📊 Advanced Cost Breakdown

Processing Speed

15m 0s Processing Time
600 Tokens/Second
120ms Time to First Token
561 Effective Speed

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after
🧠 Reasoning & Thinking
Apply 1.5x multiplier to output tokens (GPT-5.4, Claude 4.6)
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate)
🔧 Special Modes
Enable 4x Tunnel Multiplier (applied after markup)
Enable 6.0x Fast Mode multiplier
📚 Research & Citations
Enable $1.00/$4.00 rates + $10.00/1k search
Enable research tier pricing
Fee per source cited
🎤 Realtime Audio & Video
Session length for billing

Llama 4 Scout Meta 10000000

$0.041500 (rounded ~ 0.04)
Total Cost
📊 Batch API 🔧 Tools
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Vision/Images
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Audio Processing
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Video Analysis
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Tool Usage
✗ Not Available requested
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OCR Support
✗ Not Available
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Batch API
✓ Available
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Caching
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💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.041500 (rounded ~ 0.04) Input: $0.040000
Output: $0.001500 (rounded ~ 0.00)
Optimized Cost $0.041500 (rounded ~ 0.04) Input: $0.040000
Output: $0.001500 (rounded ~ 0.00)
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 500,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.040000
  • Output Cost: $0.001500 (rounded ~ 0.00)
  • Total Cost: $0.041500 (rounded ~ 0.04)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000082
  • Tokens per dollar: 12,168,675 tokens
  • Context Window: 10000000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 600 tokens per second and 120ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 15 minutes
  • Latency: 120 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 600 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 561 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Internal SearchKnowledge ManagementEmployee Onboarding

✨ Market Recommendations AI Model Registry

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📋 Active Input Parameters
Input Tokens: 500,000
Output Tokens: 5,000
Batch API: Enabled (50% discount)
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs Llama 4 Scout
🏆 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.052000 (rounded ~ 0.05) Best Value ↑ 25.3% more
🥈 Llama 4 Maverick (400B)
Meta AI
 $0.139250 ↑ 235.5% more
🥉 Grok 5
xAI
 $0.393750 (rounded ~ 0.39) ↑ 848.8% more
#4 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google
 $1.045000 (rounded ~ 1.05) ↑ 2418.1% more
#5 GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI
 $1.325000 (rounded ~ 1.33) ↑ 3092.8% more
#6 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
 $1.556250 (rounded ~ 1.56) ↑ 3650% more
#7 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $2.593750 (rounded ~ 2.59) ↑ 6150% more
#8 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $2.593750 (rounded ~ 2.59) ↑ 6150% more
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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.052000 (rounded ~ 0.05)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 25.3%
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Llama 4 Maverick (400B)
Meta AI

$0.139250
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 235.5%
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Grok 5
xAI

$0.393750 (rounded ~ 0.39)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 848.8%
#4

Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google

$1.045000 (rounded ~ 1.05)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 2418.1%
#5

GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI

$1.325000 (rounded ~ 1.33)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 3092.8%
#6

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic

$1.556250 (rounded ~ 1.56)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 3650%
#7

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$2.593750 (rounded ~ 2.59)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 6150%
#8

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$2.593750 (rounded ~ 2.59)
vs Llama 4 Scout: ↑ 6150%
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Our calculations are based on official pricing from each provider (Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, xAI, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral) and are updated regularly. We account for all factors including multimodal inputs, caching discounts, batch API pricing, tool usage multipliers, OCR processing, audio minutes, silence fees, and research mode pricing. Note: Reseller markups and dedicated instance multipliers have been removed to reflect official provider pricing.
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