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Claude Opus 4.5 vs LLaMA 4 Scout

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 vs Meta LLaMA 4 Scout — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Meta
LLaMA 4 Scout
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateNov 24 2025Apr 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 4 Scout shipped 233 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or LLaMA 4 Scout?

Claude Opus 4.5 and LLaMA 4 Scout don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 4 Scout shipped 233 days before Claude Opus 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.5 and LLaMA 4 Scout don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.5 released?
Claude Opus 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Nov 24 2025.
When was LLaMA 4 Scout released?
LLaMA 4 Scout was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or LLaMA 4 Scout open source?
LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude Opus 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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