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Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4 Turbo

Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) and GPT-4 Turbo (OpenAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, Llama 4 Maverick holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#159 vs #163); Llama 4 Maverick is 46× cheaper per output token ($0.652/1M vs $30.00/1M); and Llama 4 Maverick offers the longer context window (1M vs 128K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 4 Maverick if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #159 against #163 (29.4 vs 25.7 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.652/1M output tokens against $30.00/1M, about 46× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.188/1M against $10.00/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 128K.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1373 against 1347.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 4.9% against 3.1%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Llama 4 Maverick was listed 5 April 2025, GPT-4 Turbo 9 April 2024.

Choose GPT-4 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GPT-4 Turbo leads Llama 4 Maverick for this pair.

Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Maverick and GPT-4 Turbo
FieldLlama 4 MaverickMetaGPT-4 TurboOpenAI
ModelCap Index position#159#163
Index score29.425.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.188$10.00
Output price / 1M tokens$0.652$30.00
Context window1M tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens16K4K
API providers listed51
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed5 April 20259 April 2024
PublisherMetaOpenAI

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Maverick or GPT-4 Turbo has a published result
BoardLlama 4 MaverickGPT-4 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13731365–138013471340–1354Llama 4 Maverick
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation0.0%—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.3intelligence-index:v4.3:non-reasoning—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis17.8%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Llama 4 Maverick":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.9%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Llama 4 Maverick":reasoning=false3.1%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="GPT-4 Turbo":reasoning=falseLlama 4 Maverick

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4 Turbo: common questions

Is Llama 4 Maverick better than GPT-4 Turbo?

Llama 4 Maverick ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #159 against #163. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Llama 4 Maverick cheaper than GPT-4 Turbo?

Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on output tokens: $0.652/1M against $30.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.188/1M for Llama 4 Maverick and $10.00/1M for GPT-4 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.70 for Llama 4 Maverick versus $35.00 for GPT-4 Turbo. Llama 4 Maverick costs 98.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 4 Maverick or GPT-4 Turbo?

Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 128K.

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Maverick or GPT-4 Turbo?

Arena coding: Llama 4 Maverick 1373, GPT-4 Turbo 1347 — Llama 4 Maverick leads.

Are Llama 4 Maverick and GPT-4 Turbo open-weight models?

Llama 4 Maverick: Gated access. GPT-4 Turbo: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Llama 4 Maverick and GPT-4 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Llama 4 Maverick and 1 for GPT-4 Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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