o1 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

o1 is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 51 to 42. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

o1's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 83.8 against 38.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU, 91.8 to 46.

o1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Maverick. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. o1 is the reasoning model in the pair, while Llama 4 Maverick is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Llama 4 Maverick gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for o1.

Quick Verdict

Pick o1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Llama 4 Maverick only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 1M context window.

Knowledge

o1

o1

83.8

Llama 4 Maverick

38.7

91.8
MMLU
46
75.7
GPQA
45
-
SuperGPQA
43
-
OpenBookQA
41
-
MMLU-Pro
53
-
HLE
4

Coding

o1

o1

41

Llama 4 Maverick

22

41
SWE-bench Verified
13
-
HumanEval
38
-
LiveCodeBench
15

Mathematics

o1

o1

74.3

Llama 4 Maverick

46.8

74.3
AIME 2024
48
-
AIME 2023
46
-
AIME 2025
47
-
HMMT Feb 2023
42
-
HMMT Feb 2024
44
-
HMMT Feb 2025
43
-
BRUMO 2025
45
-
MATH-500
59

Reasoning

Llama 4 Maverick
-
SimpleQA
44
-
MuSR
42
-
BBH
63

Instruction Following

o1

o1

92.2

Llama 4 Maverick

68

92.2
IFEval
68

Multilingual

Llama 4 Maverick
-
MGSM
63

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, o1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

o1 is ahead overall, 51 to 42. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU, where the scores are 91.8 and 46.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, o1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

o1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 83.8 versus 38.7. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, o1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

o1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 41 versus 22. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, o1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

o1 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 74.3 versus 46.8. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, o1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

o1 has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92.2 versus 68. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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