Llama 4 (Meta) Pricing
All plans and pricing as of 2026-06-09
Self-hosted (Free)
- ✓Llama 4 Community License
- ✓Unlimited use
- ✓Zero data sharing
- ✓700M MAU clause + attribution required
Cloud API (Together.ai, Fireworks, Groq)
- ✓Scout: $3 in / $7.50 out
- ✓Maverick: $8 in / $20 out
- ✓No hardware needed
Is Llama 4 (Meta) Worth the Price?
Value Score: 9/10
Overall Score: 7.9/10 · Developers and teams who need a permissively-licensed open-weights model with strong tooling, long context (Scout), or multimodal (Maverick). Safe default choice given the ecosystem.
Llama 4 is still the compatibility king of open weights -- biggest ecosystem, longest context (Scout's 10M), genuine multimodality (Maverick). But two things changed in 2026: the open-weight frontier moved to Qwen, DeepSeek, and GLM on performance per dollar, and in April Meta itself moved on -- its frontier development now lives in the proprietary Muse Spark line, leaving Llama in de facto maintenance mode. Existing weights aren't going anywhere, and for maximum tooling compatibility Llama 4 remains a safe pick today. Just don't build a roadmap that assumes a frontier-class open Llama 5 -- there is currently no vendor signal one is coming.
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How Llama 4 (Meta) Pricing Compares
| Tool | Free Tier | Starting Price | Value Score | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 4 (Meta)(this tool) | Yes | $0 | 9/10 | 7.9 |
| Qwen (Alibaba) | Yes | $0 | 10/10 | 8.8 |
| MiniMax M3 | Yes | $0 | 9.5/10 | 8.4 |
| Gemma 4 (Google) | Yes | $0 | 10/10 | 8.3 |
| IBM Granite 4.0 | Yes | $0 | 9.5/10 | 8.2 |
| Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot) | Yes | $0 | 8.5/10 | 8.1 |