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Model comparison

GPT-4o mini vs Llama 4 Maverick

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 10 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

37.14/100
Margin
14.4pts
← winning
22.7/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-4o mini #192 (Supported); Llama 4 Maverick #201 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-4o mini and Llama 4 Maverick share 10 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to GPT-4o mini; 8 to Llama 4 Maverick.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
10
GPT-4o mini only
0
Llama 4 Maverick only
8
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-4o mini and Llama 4 Maverick is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 10 shared benchmark results across 5 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.

GPT-4o mini is priced at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Maverick. Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for GPT-4o mini.

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 GPT-4o mini and Llama 4 Maverick
CategoryGPT-4o miniΔLlama 4 Maverick
MathGPT-4o miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapLlama 4 Maverick0.7

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-4o mini$0.15 input / $0.6 outputLlama 4 Maverick$0 input / $0 outputLlama 4 Maverick has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-4o mini33 tok/sLlama 4 Maverick121 tok/sLlama 4 Maverick has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-4o mini3.16 sLlama 4 Maverick0.95 sLlama 4 Maverick reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-4o mini128KLlama 4 Maverick1MLlama 4 Maverick lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.0%1.3%Llama 4 Maverick leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%0.0%Tie
GDPval-AASource 2417GPT-4o mini leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 17.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-SciCodeSource 22.9%33.1%Llama 4 Maverick leads
AA Coding IndexSource 11.4%16.3%Llama 4 Maverick leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-LCRSource 46.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 6.9%14.3%Llama 4 Maverick leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 42.6%67.1%Llama 4 Maverick leads
AA-HLESource 4.0%4.8%Llama 4 Maverick leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.3%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 87.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.690%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 41.5%62.1%Llama 4 Maverick leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 901Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-4o miniLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-IFBenchSource 31.0%43.0%Llama 4 Maverick leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-4o mini 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 GPT-4o mini and Llama 4 Maverick today?

GPT-4o mini: $0.15 input / $0.60 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.

GPT-4o mini
API / mo$563
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 24, 2026