Using Llama 4 Scout 17B-16E Instruct on Microsoft Foundry

Implementation guide · Llama 4 · AI at Meta

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Microsoft Foundry 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

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Create an account at Microsoft Foundry and generate an API key.
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Use the Microsoft Foundry SDK or REST API to call llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct — see the documentation for request format.
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You'll be billed $0.20/1M input, $0.78/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

API Portal Documentation Pricing

Code Examples

See Microsoft Foundry documentation for integration details.

Pricing on Microsoft Foundry

Type	Price (per 1M)
Input tokens	$0.20
Output tokens	$0.78

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.

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Model Specs

Released2025-04-05

Parameters109B (17B active)

Context10m

ArchitectureMixture of Experts

Knowledge cutoff2024-08

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States