LLaMA 4 Scout vs Grok 3 mini
Meta LLaMA 4 Scout | SpaceXAI Grok 3 mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 5 2025 | Feb 17 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 19% | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Grok 3 mini shipped 47 days before LLaMA 4 Scout | |
Which is better: LLaMA 4 Scout or Grok 3 mini?
LLaMA 4 Scout and Grok 3 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 3 mini shipped 47 days before LLaMA 4 Scout, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
LLaMA 4 Scout is open weight, while Grok 3 mini is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 4 Scout and Grok 3 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
LLaMA 4 Scout was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.
Grok 3 mini was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2025.
LLaMA 4 Scout is an open weight model released by Meta. Grok 3 mini is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.
Other comparisons
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