Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 4 Maverick leads with 22.5% 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 7B was created as an efficient variant in the Qwen2 family, designed to provide capable instruction-following with 7 billion parameters. Built to serve as a practical foundation for applications requiring reliable language understanding, it balances performance with deployment efficiency.
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Qwen2 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
2025-04-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen2 7B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Maverick
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen2 7B Instruct
Sambanova
Together

Qwen2 7B Instruct