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Llama 4 Scout 17B is Meta's latest-generation small-footprint model with an exceptionally large 10M-token context window — meaning you can ingest entire codebases, multi-hour transcripts, or thousand-page documents in a single request.

Free APIOpenAI compatibleTool callingTextImage
API Details

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Use these values in your client or SDK.
Base URL
https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run
Model ID
@cf/meta/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
API format Cloudflare Workers AI native run + OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct specifications

Provider catalog
Context window 10.0M
Max output 131K
Status Online
Knowledge cutoff 2024-08
Released Apr 5, 2025
Last updated Jul 5, 2026
Free listing since Apr 5, 2025
Input text, image
Output text
Capabilities tool calling
AI Recommendation

Should you use llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct?

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct is listed for chat workloads and supports a 10.0M context window.

Use it when Cloudflare Workers AI's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for
  • Chat
Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Long context window
  • Tool calling support
  • Live API verification available

Watch outs

  • Free-tier rate limits apply
Pricing

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed
Input $0.27 per 1M tokens
Output $0.85 per 1M tokens
Free access Available Cloudflare Workers AI
Rate limit 10K neurons/day (shared) provider policy
Typical Use Cases

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct use cases

Chat

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct free API FAQ

Is llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct free to use?

llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct is listed with free API access on Cloudflare Workers AI, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is @cf/meta/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct.

What are the llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct free tier rate limits on Cloudflare Workers AI?

The listed free tier limit is 10K neurons/day (shared). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct support?

The listed context window is 10.0M tokens with up to 131K output tokens.

More about llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B is Meta's latest-generation small-footprint model with an exceptionally large 10M-token context window — meaning you can ingest entire codebases, multi-hour transcripts, or thousand-page documents in a single request. Running on Cloudflare's global edge network, it combines the efficiency of a 17B-parameter model (with 16 active experts via MoE) with a context size that exceeds most flagship models. On the free tier it shares the 10,000 Neurons/day pool and uses Cloudflare's native API. For developers evaluating long-context architectures or building retrieval-free RAG alternatives, this is one of the few free options that can genuinely test 10M-token prompts.

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the Cloudflare Workers AI provider page.