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GPT-5 Mini vs Llama 4 Scout

Updated October 21, 2026. 78 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace GPT-5 Mini Replace Llama 4 Scout
GPT-5 MiniOpenAI
Coding
59.8
Overall
20.6
Output $/M
$2.00
78
Llama 4 ScoutMeta Llama
Coding
9.1
Overall
6.5
Output $/M
$0.30
0
vs boards won of 78 shared

Decision reading

Pick GPT-5 Mini for coding: it scores 59.8 on the Vibe Coding Index against 9.1 for Llama 4 Scout.

Pick Llama 4 Scout when output tokens cost 6.7x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.31M against 400K tokens.

Model AGPT-5 MiniOpenAI59.8/1001 independent benchmark$0.08 per solved taskModel BLlama 4 ScoutMeta Llama9.1/1001 independent benchmark$1.276 per solved task
Shared results
78
GPT-5 Mini only
20
Llama 4 Scout only
2
Like-for-like categories
8 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
GPT-5 Mini 59.8 from 1 benchmark, Llama 4 Scout 9.1 from 1 benchmark.
Widest category
Agentic work, 55.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
OTIS Mock AIME: GPT-5 Mini 86.7% against Llama 4 Scout 7.8%, 78.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
GPT-5 Mini $2.00 against Llama 4 Scout $0.30 per million output tokens, 6.7x apart.
Context window
GPT-5 Mini takes 400K tokens, Llama 4 Scout 1.31M.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGPT-5 MiniBarsLlama 4 ScoutTies
Coding70
Intelligence20
Agentic work10
Reasoning120
Math90
Knowledge120
Web design50
General300
All shared boards780
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index70
Coding benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
SWE-bench Verified59.8%9.1%GPT-5 Mini
SWE-bench Multilingual39.7%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured8.2Only Llama 4 Scout measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)86.6%38.5%GPT-5 Mini
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)60.8%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)14.2%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)83.8%29.9%GPT-5 Mini
SciCode39.0%21.3%GPT-5 Mini
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)33.3%1.5%GPT-5 Mini
Terminal-Bench34.8%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
WeirdML52.7%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LMArena Text: coding14061286GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: software and IT13941286GPT-5 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Intelligence benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
AA Intelligence Index20.66.5GPT-5 Mini
Epoch Capabilities Index145.3129.6GPT-5 Mini
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Agentic work benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured0.5Only Llama 4 Scout measured
τ²-Bench Telecom71.1%15.5%GPT-5 Mini
Vending-Bench 2-$31Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index120
Reasoning benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
GPQA Diamond80.3%47.0%GPT-5 Mini
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)78.9%58.8%GPT-5 Mini
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)82.8%58.7%GPT-5 Mini
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)21.5%3.8%GPT-5 Mini
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)75.0%51.8%GPT-5 Mini
ARC-AGI54.3%0.5%GPT-5 Mini
ARC-AGI-24.4%0.0%GPT-5 Mini
Chess puzzles24.0%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
Mystery game puzzles10.0%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
VPCT40.2%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13801266GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: expert13791235GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13831293GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: diagrams12021125GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: homework12101148GPT-5 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index90
Math benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
AIME91.5%19.0%GPT-5 Mini
MATH 500 (Vals AI)94.8%79.2%GPT-5 Mini
MGSM (Vals AI)92.6%88.0%GPT-5 Mini
AA Math Index90.714.0GPT-5 Mini
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)90.7%14.0%GPT-5 Mini
OTIS Mock AIME86.7%7.8%GPT-5 Mini
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 346.7%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
FrontierMath, tier 412.2%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
ProofBench9.0%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
MATH level 597.8%62.3%GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: math13781287GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: mathematical work13801286GPT-5 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index120
Knowledge benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
MMLU Pro82.2%69.6%GPT-5 Mini
LegalBench (Vals AI)81.8%72.0%GPT-5 Mini
CaseLaw (Vals AI)68.5%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)60.2%46.8%GPT-5 Mini
TaxEval (Vals AI)75.2%55.2%GPT-5 Mini
MortgageTax (Vals AI)66.9%57.8%GPT-5 Mini
MedQA (Vals AI)96.1%50.9%GPT-5 Mini
MedCode (Vals AI)43.0%23.3%GPT-5 Mini
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)83.7%75.2%GPT-5 Mini
SimpleQA Verified21.6%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LMArena Text: science13711278GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13801275GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: legal and government13751285GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: business and finance13581257GPT-5 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Web design benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
Design Arena: websites1125750GPT-5 Mini
Design Arena: UI components1106767GPT-5 Mini
Design Arena: game dev1130773GPT-5 Mini
Design Arena: data viz1131896GPT-5 Mini
Design Arena: 3D1037Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
Design Arena: all code categories1115790GPT-5 Mini
Design Arena: SVG1091Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
Design Arena: ASCII art1124Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index300
General benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)43.0%34.8%GPT-5 Mini
MedScribe (Vals AI)80.6%50.6%GPT-5 Mini
IFBench75.4%39.5%GPT-5 Mini
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)72.3%27.7%GPT-5 Mini
DTBench80.5%57.9%GPT-5 Mini
LMCA34.2%12.0%GPT-5 Mini
Fiction.LiveBench69.4%36.0%GPT-5 Mini
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)83.1%Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LMArena Text13731279GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: instruction following13571248GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: creative writing13251249GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision12021118GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: English13791304GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: non-English13631252GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: Chinese13861255GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: German13661273GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: Japanese13411206GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: Korean13081207GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: French13861283GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: Spanish13541278GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: Russian13621263GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: Polish13781265GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: multi-turn13631280GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: longer queries13551265GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: writing and language13441269GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13401242GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: English12161143GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: Chinese12141106GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: reading text11991117GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: humor12051102GPT-5 Mini
LMArena Vision: captioning1217Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing things1226Not measuredOnly GPT-5 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing11811126GPT-5 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
BenchmarkGPT-5 MiniLlama 4 ScoutLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

GPT-5 Mini$0.0013Fits in one request
Llama 4 Scout$0.0003Fits in one request

Llama 4 Scout costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

GPT-5 Mini$0.018Fits in one request
Llama 4 Scout$0.0059Fits in one request

Llama 4 Scout costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

GPT-5 Mini$0.070Fits in one request
Llama 4 Scout$0.023Fits in one request

Llama 4 Scout costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of GPT-5 Mini and Llama 4 Scout
SpecificationOpenAI GPT-5 MiniMeta Llama 4 Scout
MakerOpenAIMeta Llama
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 7, 2025April 5, 2025
Context window400K1.31M
Input $/Mtok$0.25$0.10
Output $/Mtok$2.00$0.30
Coding index59.89.1
Independent measurements behind it11
Cost per solved task$0.08$1.276
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is GPT-5 Mini better than Llama 4 Scout for coding?

Pick GPT-5 Mini for coding: it scores 59.8 on the Vibe Coding Index against 9.1 for Llama 4 Scout. Pick Llama 4 Scout when output tokens cost 6.7x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.31M against 400K tokens.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or Llama 4 Scout?

GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens; Llama 4 Scout costs $0.10 and $0.30. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, GPT-5 Mini costs $0.08 and Llama 4 Scout $1.276.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5 Mini or Llama 4 Scout?

Llama 4 Scout, with 1.31M tokens against 400K.

How many benchmarks is the GPT-5 Mini vs Llama 4 Scout comparison based on?

78 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GPT-5 Mini's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Llama 4 Scout's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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