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Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-5 Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 4 Maverick wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time

GPT-5 Mini wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Llama 4 Maverick
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Mini
Context Window
Llama 4 Maverick
Speed
Llama 4 Maverick

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 4 MaverickGPT-5 Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 4 MaverickGPT-5 Mini
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMeta-llamaOpenAI
ReleasedApr 2025Aug 2025

Llama 4 Maverick Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-5 Mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 4 Maverick has cheaper input pricing at $0.15/M tokens. Llama 4 Maverick has cheaper output pricing at $0.60/M tokens.
GPT-5 Mini scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 35.3, compared to Llama 4 Maverick's score of 15.6.
Llama 4 Maverick has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GPT-5 Mini has a 400,000 token context window.
Llama 4 Maverick supports vision. GPT-5 Mini supports vision.