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Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4o (2024-08-06)

Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) and GPT-4o (2024-08-06) (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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#132 vs #134); Llama 4 Maverick is 14.4× cheaper per output token ($0.696/1M vs $10.00/1M); and Llama 4 Maverick offers the longer context window (1M vs 128K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 4 Maverick if…

  • API cost matters — $0.696/1M output tokens against $10.00/1M, about 14.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.20/1M against $2.50/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 128K.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 2.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1373 against 1360.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 4.9% against 2.3%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Llama 4 Maverick was listed 5 April 2025, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) 6 August 2024.

Choose GPT-4o (2024-08-06) if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #132 against #134 (30.1 vs 29.1 points).
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 28.9% against 17.8%.

Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4o (2024-08-06): specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Maverick and GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
FieldLlama 4 MaverickMetaGPT-4o (2024-08-06)OpenAI
ModelCap Index position#134#132
Index score29.130.1
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.20$2.50
Output price / 1M tokens$0.696$10.00
Context window1M tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens115K16K
API providers listed52
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, File
First listed5 April 20256 August 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-4o (2024-08-06)

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Maverick or GPT-4o (2024-08-06) has a published result
BoardLlama 4 MaverickGPT-4o (2024-08-06)Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13731365–138013601352–1368Llama 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 Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis7.9%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Llama 4 Maverick":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis17.8%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Llama 4 Maverick":reasoning=false28.9%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="GPT-4o (Aug)":reasoning=falseGPT-4o (2024-08-06)
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.9%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Llama 4 Maverick":reasoning=false2.3%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="GPT-4o (Aug)":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-4o (2024-08-06): common questions

Is Llama 4 Maverick better than GPT-4o (2024-08-06)?

GPT-4o (2024-08-06) ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #132 against #134. 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-4o (2024-08-06)?

Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on output tokens: $0.696/1M against $10.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.20/1M for Llama 4 Maverick and $2.50/1M for GPT-4o (2024-08-06). 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 $0.75 for Llama 4 Maverick versus $10.00 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06). Llama 4 Maverick costs 92.5% 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-4o (2024-08-06)?

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

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Maverick or GPT-4o (2024-08-06)?

Arena coding: Llama 4 Maverick 1373, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) 1360 — Llama 4 Maverick leads.

Are Llama 4 Maverick and GPT-4o (2024-08-06) open-weight models?

Llama 4 Maverick: Gated access. GPT-4o (2024-08-06): 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-4o (2024-08-06)?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Llama 4 Maverick and 2 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06), 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-4o (2024-08-06) comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 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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