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LLaMA 4 Scout vs o3-mini

Meta LLaMA 4 Scout vs OpenAI o3-mini — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 4 Scout
OpenAI
o3-mini
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateApr 5 2025Jan 31 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapo3-mini shipped 64 days before LLaMA 4 Scout

Which is better: LLaMA 4 Scout or o3-mini?

LLaMA 4 Scout and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3-mini shipped 64 days before LLaMA 4 Scout, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model; o3-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 4 Scout and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 4 Scout released?
LLaMA 4 Scout was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.
When was o3-mini released?
o3-mini was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.
Is LLaMA 4 Scout or o3-mini open source?
LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. o3-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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