Llama 4 Scout

v2025-02

Meta

Modelopen-sourceefficientedge-deploymentlow-latency
85
Strong
About This Model

Meta's efficient Llama 4 model optimized for speed and resource efficiency. Designed for edge deployment and cost-sensitive applications requiring open-source flexibility.

Last Evaluated: November 8, 2025
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Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability
+

Efficient performance optimized for speed and resource usage. Good balance for edge deployment and cost-sensitive applications.

task accuracy code

Industry-standard coding benchmarks

Evidence
HumanEval Benchmark42% pass rate (estimated)
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
task accuracy reasoning

Mathematical reasoning benchmarks

Evidence
MATH Benchmark52% on mathematical reasoning tasks
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
task accuracy general

Knowledge testing benchmarks

Evidence
MMLU Benchmark57.2% on multitask language understanding
highVerified: 2025-11-08
output consistency

Internal testing with repeated prompts

Evidence
Meta Internal TestingGood consistency for typical tasks
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
latency p50

Median latency on recommended hardware

Evidence
Community benchmarking~0.6s on standard hardware
highVerified: 2025-11-08
latency p95

95th percentile response time

Evidence
Community benchmarkingp95 latency ~1.2s
highVerified: 2025-11-08
context window

Official specification

Evidence
Meta Documentation64K token context window
highVerified: 2025-11-08
uptime

User-controlled deployment

Evidence
Self-hosted modelUptime depends on hosting infrastructure
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
🛡️Security
+

Good baseline security with self-hosted deployment providing full control. Smaller model may have slightly lower resistance than Behemoth.

prompt injection resistance

Testing against prompt injection attacks

Evidence
Meta Safety TestingGood baseline resistance, additional safeguards recommended
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
jailbreak resistance

Testing against adversarial prompts

Evidence
Meta Safety EvaluationsBuilt-in safety mechanisms
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
data leakage prevention

Analysis of deployment model

Evidence
Self-hosted deploymentFull control over data in self-hosted deployments
highVerified: 2025-11-08
output safety

Safety testing

Evidence
Meta Safety BenchmarksSafety training applied
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
api security

Review of deployment practices

Evidence
Deployment documentationSecurity depends on deployment
highVerified: 2025-11-08
🔒Privacy & Compliance
+

Exceptional privacy with self-hosted deployment. Full control over all data aspects.

data residency

Analysis of deployment model

Evidence
Open-source modelFull control over data location
highVerified: 2025-11-08
training data optout

Analysis of data flow

Evidence
Self-hosted modelNo data sent to Meta
highVerified: 2025-11-08
data retention

Analysis of deployment model

Evidence
Self-hosted deploymentFull control over retention
highVerified: 2025-11-08
pii handling

Review of deployment architecture

Evidence
Self-hosted deploymentFull PII control
highVerified: 2025-11-08
compliance certifications

Review of deployment options

Evidence
Self-hosted modelCompliance through deployment infrastructure
highVerified: 2025-11-08
zero data retention

Analysis of deployment model

Evidence
Self-hosted deploymentComplete control over data
highVerified: 2025-11-08
👁️Trust & Transparency
+

Strong transparency as open-source model. Good documentation and customizable guardrails.

explainability

Evaluation of reasoning transparency

Evidence
Model BehaviorGood explanations for typical tasks
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
hallucination rate

Community evaluation

Evidence
Community TestingModerate hallucination rate
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
bias fairness

Evaluation on bias benchmarks

Evidence
Meta Responsible AI ReportBias testing applied
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
uncertainty quantification

Qualitative assessment

Evidence
Model BehaviorReasonable uncertainty expression
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
model card quality

Review of documentation

Evidence
Meta Model CardComprehensive model card
highVerified: 2025-11-08
training data transparency

Review of technical documentation

Evidence
Meta Technical ReportGood transparency on training
highVerified: 2025-11-08
guardrails

Review of safety systems

Evidence
Open-source implementationTransparent, customizable safety
highVerified: 2025-11-08
⚙️Operational Excellence
+

Good operational maturity with strong ecosystem. Easier to deploy than Behemoth due to smaller size.

api design quality

Review of API design

Evidence
Meta DocumentationStandard inference API
highVerified: 2025-11-08
sdk quality

Review of SDKs

Evidence
Meta GitHubOfficial libraries and community tools
highVerified: 2025-11-08
versioning policy

Review of versioning

Evidence
Meta Release PolicyClear versioning
highVerified: 2025-11-08
monitoring observability

Review of monitoring tools

Evidence
Community toolsDepends on deployment stack
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
support quality

Assessment of support

Evidence
Community SupportActive community support
mediumVerified: 2025-11-08
ecosystem maturity

Analysis of ecosystem

Evidence
Open-source ecosystemMature ecosystem
highVerified: 2025-11-08
license terms

Review of license

Evidence
Meta Llama LicensePermissive commercial license
highVerified: 2025-11-08
Strengths
  • +Fast inference (~0.6s p50) suitable for real-time applications
  • +Lower resource requirements enable edge deployment
  • +Complete data sovereignty with self-hosted deployment
  • +Open-source with full transparency
  • +No data retention or sharing concerns
  • +Cost-effective for high-volume workloads
Limitations
  • !Moderate accuracy (57.2% MMLU) compared to larger models
  • !Limited coding capabilities (42% HumanEval estimated)
  • !Smaller context window (64K tokens)
  • !Requires infrastructure for deployment
  • !Less capable for complex reasoning tasks
  • !No managed API service from Meta
Metadata
pricing
input: Self-hosted (infrastructure costs)
output: Self-hosted (infrastructure costs)
notes: Open-source model. Typically $0.10-0.50 per 1M tokens with optimized deployment.
context window: 64000
languages
0: English
1: Spanish
2: French
3: German
4: Italian
5: Portuguese
6: Japanese
7: Korean
8: Chinese
9: 100+ languages
modalities
0: text
api endpoint: Self-hosted
open source: true
architecture: Transformer-based, optimized for efficiency
parameters: 8B (estimated)

Use Case Ratings

code generation

Adequate for basic coding tasks. Fast inference makes it suitable for development tools.

customer support

Well-suited for customer support with fast response times and privacy benefits.

content creation

Good for content creation with balanced quality and speed.

data analysis

Adequate for basic data analysis. Not suitable for complex mathematical tasks.

research assistant

Good for basic research tasks. 57.2% MMLU shows solid general knowledge.

legal compliance

Good for basic legal tasks with data sovereignty benefits.

healthcare

Good for healthcare with self-hosted HIPAA compliance. Basic clinical tasks.

financial analysis

Adequate for basic financial tasks. Not suitable for complex modeling.

education

Good for educational content. Fast inference suitable for interactive learning.

creative writing

Adequate creative writing for typical use cases.