Pixtral 12B vs Llama 4 Scout
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
Pixtral 12B is 50% cheaper on blended cost ($0.100 vs $0.200/Mtok)
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Mby Mistral
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Dby DeepInfra
3 providers:
Groq $0.110/$0.340
Meta $0.110/$0.340
DeepInfra $0.100/$0.300
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current open weights Open weights | Current open weights Open weights |
| Released | Nov 1, 2024 | Apr 6, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.100/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Output | $0.100/Mtok | $0.300/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.100/Mtok | $0.200/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 10M tokens |
| Parameters | 12B | 17B (16 experts) |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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textimage
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| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Mistral — $0.100/$0.100/Mtok
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Groq — $0.110/$0.340/Mtok
Meta — $0.110/$0.340/Mtok
DeepInfra — $0.100/$0.300/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | Pixtral 12B | Llama 4 Scout | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $0.1 | $0.2 | $0.1 (50%) |
| 10M tokens | $1 | $2 | $1 (50%) |
| 100M tokens | $10 | $20 | $10 (50%) |
| 1000M tokens | $100 | $200 | $100 (50%) |
Try Pixtral 12B on Mistral
The cheaper option here — Pixtral 12B costs $0.100/Mtok blended on Mistral.
Summary
Pixtral 12B by Mistral costs $0.100/Mtok input and $0.100/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text, image input.
Llama 4 Scout by DeepInfra costs $0.100/Mtok input and $0.300/Mtok output, with a 10M-token context window. It supports text, image input and is available from 3 providers.
On a blended cost basis, Pixtral 12B is 50% cheaper than Llama 4 Scout.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.