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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Llama 4 Maverick

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

50.83/100
Margin
27.3pts
← winning
23.49/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite #111 (Supported); Llama 4 Maverick #191 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Llama 4 Maverick share 16 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite; 2 to Llama 4 Maverick.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
16
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite only
4
Llama 4 Maverick only
2
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Llama 4 Maverick is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is priced at $0.25 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Maverick.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Llama 4 Maverick
CategoryGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteΔLlama 4 Maverick
MathGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapLlama 4 Maverick0.7
MultimodalGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite73.2MarginNo overlapLlama 4 MaverickNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite$0.25 input / $1.5 outputLlama 4 Maverick$0 input / $0 outputLlama 4 Maverick has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite205 tok/sLlama 4 Maverick121 tok/sGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite7.50 sLlama 4 Maverick0.95 sLlama 4 Maverick reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite1MLlama 4 Maverick1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 6.2%1.3%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 12.2%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 31.3%17.8%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
GDPval-AASource 7.1%0.0%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
GDPval-AASource 642-16Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Gert LabsSource 38.46%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 0.00%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 34.7%16.3%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
AA-SciCodeSource 41.9%33.1%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-LCRSource 65.3%46.0%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
CritPtSource 1.1%0.0%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 25.0%14.3%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.2%67.1%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
AA-HLESource 16.2%4.8%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -15.5%-41.8%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 36.4%24.3%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 81.6%87.3%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.690%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
CharXivSource 73.2%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.5%62.1%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 903Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-IFBenchSource 77.2%43.0%Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Llama 4 Maverick on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Llama 4 Maverick today?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: $0.25 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens Llama 4 Maverick: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
API / mo$1,313
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Llama 4 Maverick
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,610
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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