GPT-4o vs Llama 4 Maverick
API pricing, context window and capabilities for GPT-4o and Llama 4 Maverick, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersLlama 4 Maverick wins on price and on intelligence. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.
Price
Llama 4 Maverick
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
Llama 4 Maverick
Context window
Tied
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersGPT-4o wins
- More serving providers (6 vs 4)
- Supports vision
- Supports audio
- Supports prompt caching
- Supports structured output
Llama 4 Maverick wins
- Cheaper input ($2.50 vs $0.188 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($10.00 vs $0.652 /1M)
- Higher max output (16K vs 128K)
Cheaper overall
Llama 4 Maverick
$0.188 + $0.652 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
GPT-4o
6 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
| GPT-4o | Llama 4 Maverick | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $2.50via OpenAI | $0.188OpenRouter routed quote best |
| Output $/1M | $10.00via OpenAI | $0.652OpenRouter routed quote best |
| Context window | 131K | 131K |
| Max output | 16K | 128K best |
| Serving providers | 6 best | 4 |
| Date | Released May 13, 2024 | Released Apr 5, 2025 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| GPT-4o | Llama 4 Maverick | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 8.4 | 10.0 best |
| Terminal-Bench | Not available | 8% |
| GPQA Diamond | 54% | 67% best |
| Output speed | 150 t/s best | 48 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 0.79s best | 1.10s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
GPT-4o
via Gmi
$23
Llama 4 Maverick
via OpenRouter
$1.59
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | GPT-4o | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | — |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | — | — |
| Audio | ✓ | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | — |
| Structured output | ✓ | — |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or Llama 4 Maverick?
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper for input ($2.50 vs $0.188 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper for output ($10.00 vs $0.652 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote.
What is the context window difference between GPT-4o and Llama 4 Maverick?
Both GPT-4o and Llama 4 Maverick have about a 131K-token context window.
How do GPT-4o and Llama 4 Maverick compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Llama 4 Maverick leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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