Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V2.5 leads with 4.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Maverick offers 2.0M more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V2.5. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs. Llama 4 Maverick is available on 7 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V2.5 was developed as an enhanced iteration of the DeepSeek-V2 architecture, designed to incorporate improvements in model quality and efficiency. Built to advance the DeepSeek foundation model series, it provides refined capabilities for general-purpose language understanding and generation tasks.
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick was developed as a variant in Meta's fourth-generation language model family, designed to explore specialized capabilities and training approaches. Built to push the boundaries of open-source model development, it represents experimentation with advanced techniques in the Llama lineage.
11 months newer

DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepSeek
2024-05-08

Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
2025-04-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V2.5

Llama 4 Maverick
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V2.5

Llama 4 Maverick
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Hyperbolic

DeepSeek-V2.5

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek-V2.5

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita
Sambanova
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