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Meta: Llama 4 Maverick

The Meta Llama 4 Maverick is a multi-modal AI model that supports text and image input modalities, allowing it to handle tasks that require visual context. It has a large context length of 1048576 tokens, which enables it to process long sequences of text. However, this model does not support advanced reasoning capabilities or structured output. Considering the price point of $0.2 per million input tokens and $0.696 per million output tokens, Meta Llama 4 Maverick may be a suitable choice for developers and organizations that require a high-capacity multi-modal AI solution without advanced reasoning capabilities. Its blended benchmark score of 12.8 across two independent benchmarks (aider_polyglot and ai_index) suggests competitive performance in certain tasks. While its suitability will depend on specific project requirements, the model's balance of capacity and cost may make it worth shortlisting for developers who prioritize these aspects.

Open weights 400B parameters, about 223.5 GiB at Q4_K_M: fits comfortably on 0 of 17 consumer graphics cards in the PicksByCard catalog. See which cards run it →
Quality Score
99/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.20
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-10
Output Price
$0.70
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-10
Context Window
1,048,576
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 12.8 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-10. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
Aider Polyglot code editing across languages 15.6
AI Index broad capability composite 15.3
Model ID
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
Vendor
meta-llama
Released
April 2025
Tokenizer
Llama4
Input Modalities
text, image
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
115,200 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
not supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.20/M input and $0.70/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out under $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.13
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $2.39

Price & spec history

Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
2026-09-01 $0.20 $0.70 1,048,576
2026-08-15 $0.20 $0.80 1,048,576
2026-08-10 $0.20 $0.70 1,048,576
2026-07-17 $0.20 $0.80 1,048,576

Category rankings

Where Meta: Llama 4 Maverick places across the 3 categories it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#10 JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked 132
#11 Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked 134
#24 Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked 121

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Quick answers

How much does Meta: Llama 4 Maverick cost?
$0.20 per million input tokens and $0.70 per million output tokens.
What is Meta: Llama 4 Maverick's context window?
1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
Does Meta: Llama 4 Maverick support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output.
Can Meta: Llama 4 Maverick process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.