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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct vs Claude Haiku 3 vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct comes out ahead, 62 to 55 and 47 on our weighted score, though Mistral Small 3.1 24B is 18% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Meta

    Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

    Released Apr 5, 2025

    62/100
    • ECI129.7
    • Price$0.225 / $0.69
    • Context10M
    Full specs Remove Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

  2. Anthropic

    Claude Haiku 3

    Released Mar 13, 2024

    47/100
    • ECI118.4
    • Price$0.25 / $1.25
    • Context200K
    Full specs Remove Claude Haiku 3

  3. Mistral AI

    Mistral Small 3.1 24B

    Released Mar 17, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI127.5
    • Price$0.229 / $0.436
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Mistral Small 3.1 24B
01 — Verdict

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is our pick

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Mistral Small 3.1 24B (55) and Claude Haiku 3 (47). It leads on capability and context window. Mistral Small 3.1 24B wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructCapabilities Index (ECI): Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 129.7 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B 127.5 · Claude Haiku 3 118.4
  • Lowest priceMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral Small 3.1 24B $0.281 · Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct $0.341 · Claude Haiku 3 $0.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 10,000,000 · Claude Haiku 3 200,000 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsClaude Haiku 3Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct: Text, Images · Claude Haiku 3: Text, Images, PDFs · Mistral Small 3.1 24B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.1 24BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructClaude Haiku 3Mistral Small 3.1 24B
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%523850
Price25%726476
Inputs & features15%506060
Context window10%1003224
Overall100%62/10047/10055/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct vs Claude Haiku 3 vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructMetaClaude Haiku 3AnthropicMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)129.7 (best)118.4127.5
ECI rank#126 of 148 (best)#143 of 148#132 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions51.8% (best)36.3%47.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics7.8% (best)1.8%5.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.225 (best)$0.25$0.229
Output$0.69$1.25$0.436 (best)
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.341$0.50$0.281 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 4 providersMedian of 2 providersMedian of 2 providers
Limits
Context window10,000,000 tokens (best)200,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Max output16,384 tokens (best)4,096 tokens16,384 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesYes
PDFsNoYesNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoNo
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietaryOpen
API model ID———
API providers4 (best)22
ReleasedApr 5, 2025Mar 13, 2024Mar 17, 2025
Knowledge cutoffAug 2024Aug 31, 2023Jun 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct$3.63
  • Claude Haiku 3$5.00
  • Mistral Small 3.1 24B$3.16
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct, Claude Haiku 3 or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Mistral Small 3.1 24B (55) and Claude Haiku 3 (47). It leads on capability and context window. Mistral Small 3.1 24B wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct, Claude Haiku 3 or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B is cheaper at $0.229 input / $0.436 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct costs $0.225 input / $0.69 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers); Claude Haiku 3 costs $0.25 input / $1.25 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.281 per million tokens for Mistral Small 3.1 24B versus $0.341 for Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct (1.2× as much) and $0.50 for Claude Haiku 3 (1.8× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 129.7 (#126 of 148), Mistral Small 3.1 24B 127.5 (#132 of 148) and Claude Haiku 3 118.4 (#143 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (124.8–131.4 vs 122.6–129.4), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 51.8%, Mistral Small 3.1 24B 47.5%, Claude Haiku 3 36.3%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 7.8%, Mistral Small 3.1 24B 5.8%, Claude Haiku 3 1.8%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct, Claude Haiku 3 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct has the largest context window at 10,000,000 tokens, against 200,000 for Claude Haiku 3 and 128,000 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B. Maximum output per response: Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct up to 16,384, Claude Haiku 3 up to 4,096, Mistral Small 3.1 24B up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct accepts text and images; Claude Haiku 3 accepts text, images and PDFs; Mistral Small 3.1 24B accepts text and images. Claude Haiku 3 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.1 24B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Claude Haiku 3 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the newest, released Apr 5, 2025. Mistral Small 3.1 24B came out Mar 17, 2025; Claude Haiku 3 came out Mar 13, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct Aug 2024, Claude Haiku 3 Aug 31, 2023, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Jun 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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