Head to head
Llama 4 Scout 109B vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Llama 4 Scout 109B | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 109B | 70B |
| Author | Meta | Meta |
| License | Llama 4 Community | Llama 3.3 Community |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 65 GB | 40 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 78 GB | 48 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 117 GB | 75 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 218 GB | 140 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, vision, moe, multilingual | chat, general, reasoning |
Verdict
Llama 4 Scout 109B is significantly larger (109B vs 70B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.