Using Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E Instruct on Fireworks AI
Implementation guide · Llama 4 · AI at Meta
ServerlessOpen Weights
Fireworks AI exposes Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E Instruct through model ID llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
- 1
- 2Use the Fireworks AI SDK or REST API to call
llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct— see the documentation for request format.
Code Examples
Install
pip install openaiAPI key
FIREWORKS_API_KEYModel ID
llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instructFireworks model IDs use "accounts/fireworks/models/{model-name}" format, e.g. "accounts/fireworks/models/llama4-scout-instruct-basic" or "accounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-r1".
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["FIREWORKS_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Pricing on Fireworks AI
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalStructured Outputs
About Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E Instruct
Meta's Llama 4 Scout is a 17-billion parameter mixture-of-experts model with 16 expert routing. Optimized for efficient inference on edge and cloud environments with strong multi-turn conversation capabilities. Available on Cloudflare Workers AI.
Model Specs
Released2025-04-05
Parameters109B (17B active)
Context10m
ArchitectureMixture of Experts
Knowledge cutoff2024-08