Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Maverick leads with 3.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Maverick offers 1.7M more tokens in context window than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Meta
Llama 3.3 70B was introduced with refinements to the Llama 3 architecture, designed to incorporate improvements in instruction-following and task performance. Built to continue the evolution of Meta's 70B tier, it provides enhanced quality while maintaining the deployment characteristics valued by the open-source community.
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.
4 months newer

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-12-06

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

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Llama 4 Maverick
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita
Sambanova
Together