Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct API

Model details

Context window

8K tokens

Max output

2K tokens

Input

Text, images

Output

Text

Capabilities

Vision, Streaming

Interfaces

OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses

Why teams pick it

• Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Call Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.

curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "llama-4-scout-17b-instruct",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'

curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "llama-4-scout-17b-instruct",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'

curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "llama-4-scout-17b-instruct",
  "input": "Hello"
}'

Use Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct in your tools

Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to llama-4-scout-17b-instruct.

• Claude Code
• Codex
• opencode
• Cline
• Roo Code
• Aider
• Continue

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Questions about this model

How much does the Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct API cost?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct costs $0.187 per 1M input tokens and $0.726 per 1M output tokens on Inferray. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.

Is there a free tier for Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

No. You add credit and pay Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct's list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.

Am I charged for failed requests?

No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.

Is Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct included in Token Plans?

No. Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.

Can I use Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct in Claude Code?

Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to llama-4-scout-17b-instruct. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.

Does Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct support tool calling and vision?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct supports image input and streaming on Inferray. It does not support tool calling.

Is it the real Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Yes. A request for llama-4-scout-17b-instruct is answered by Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct from Meta, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.