Cerebras: Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Name: Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct API
Brand: Cerebras

deprecated

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is available through Everstack's OpenAI-compatible gateway with routing, fallback, retries, and observability.

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Provider Quick start

Context

128K

tokens

Max output

16.4K

tokens

Input

$0.80

per 1M

Output

$1.20

per 1M

Activity

Daily period usage

Aggregated managed Everstack traffic. Buckets below 5 tenants or 100 requests are withheld.

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ProviderContextInput /MOutput /M

Cerebras

128K$0.80$1.20

Pricing

Item	Price	Unit
Input	$0.80	per 1M tokens
Output	$1.20	per 1M tokens

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Details

Model ID: llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
Family: llama
Status: deprecated
Knowledge: -
Released: -

Gateway Config

API: 2024-01-01
Auth: CEREBRAS_API_KEY
Discovery: static
Provider type: static

Quick Start

index.ts

import Everstack from "@everstack/node";const client = new Everstack({  apiKey: process.env.EVERSTACK_API_KEY!,  baseUrl: "https://{instance}.{region}.everstack.ai",});const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({  model: "@cerebras/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct",  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain vector cache routing." }],});console.log(completion.choices[0]?.message?.content);

Endpoint

Base URL

https://api.cerebras.ai/v1

Chat completions

https://api.cerebras.ai/v1/chat/completions

Model

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

Auth env

CEREBRAS_API_KEY

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct FAQ

How much does the Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct API cost?

Through Cerebras, Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window of Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct accepts up to 128K tokens of context and returns up to 16.4K output tokens on Cerebras.

What can Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct do?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct supports chat and function calling. It accepts text input.

How do I call Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct through Everstack?

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at your Everstack gateway and set the model to @cerebras/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct. Everstack adds retries, provider fallback, caching, per-tenant budgets and OpenTelemetry traces for every request.