Qwen3 14B vs Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E
Neither has a clear lead on the index. Qwen3 14B is the smaller download at 9.0 GB, so it runs on cheaper hardware.
| Qwen3 14B | Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 6 | 6 |
| Class | Below every hosted tier | Below every hosted tier |
| Weights | 9.0 GB | 65 GB |
| Quantisation | Q4_K_M | Q4_K_M |
| Parameters | 14.8B | 108.6B (17B active) |
| Max context | 40k | 10240k |
| API price per 1M | $0.1 in / $0.22 out | $0.1 in / $0.3 out |
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Llama 4 Community License |
| Cheapest machine that runs it | Mac mini M6, 24GB $1,099 | Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 128GB $3,449 |
| Summarising | good | good |
| Translation | good | good |
| Everyday coding | usable | usable |
| Reasoning & maths | usable | usable |
| Agentic work | don’t | usable |
Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.