Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Maverick leads with 9.1% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs. Llama 4 Maverick is available on 7 providers. Overall, Llama 4 Maverick is the stronger choice for coding 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
2025-04-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Maverick
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Sambanova
Together

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