+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Llama 4 Maverick
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Maverick leads with 3.0% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Maverick offers 1.7M more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Llama 4 Maverick is $1.01 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
+
+
+
+
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
+
+
+
+
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.
8 months newer
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
2025-04-05
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
+
+
+
+
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Input:$0.89
Output:$0.89
+
+
+
+
Llama 4 Maverick
Input:$0.17
Output:$0.60($1.01 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
+
+
+
+
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Average Score:71.3%
+
+
+
+
Llama 4 Maverick
Average Score:74.3%(+3.0%)
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
+
+
+
+
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
8 providers
Bedrock
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
DeepInfra
Throughput: 27 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Fireworks
Throughput: 78 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Throughput: 42 tok/s
Latency: 0.4ms
Hyperbolic
+
+
+
+
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Avg Score:71.3%
Providers:8
+
+
+
+
Llama 4 Maverick
Avg Score:74.3%(+3.0%)
Providers:7