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Llama 4 Maverick vs o3

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

23.49/100
Margin
24.4pts
winning →
OpenAI
47.89/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Llama 4 Maverick #191 (Supported); o3 #131 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Llama 4 Maverick and o3 share 14 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to Llama 4 Maverick; 2 to o3.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
14
Llama 4 Maverick only
4
o3 only
2
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick o3 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.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

o3 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 47.89 to 23.49. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

o3's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 14.5 against 0.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), 0.690% to 18.685%.

o3 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 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. o3 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 o3.

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 Llama 4 Maverick and o3
CategoryLlama 4 MaverickΔo3
MathLlama 4 Maverick0.7Margin 13.8o314.5

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Llama 4 MaverickB · o3
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 0.690%B 18.685%
    Winner: o3Δ 18
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): Llama 4 Maverick scored 0.690%; o3 scored 18.685%. o3 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricLlama 4 Mavericko3Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensLlama 4 Maverick$0 input / $0 outputo3$2 input / $8 outputLlama 4 Maverick has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondLlama 4 Maverick121 tok/so3118 tok/sLlama 4 Maverick has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenLlama 4 Maverick0.95 so35.38 sLlama 4 Maverick reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensLlama 4 Maverick1Mo3200KLlama 4 Maverick lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.3%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 17.8%80.7%o3 leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource -16Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
AA Coding IndexSource 16.3%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 33.1%41.0%o3 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
AA-LCRSource 46.0%69.3%o3 leads
CritPtSource 0.0%1.1%o3 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.3%30.4%o3 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 67.1%82.7%o3 leads
AA-HLESource 4.8%20.0%o3 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.8%-15.3%o3 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.3%38.4%o3 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 87.3%87.1%o3 leads
Matho3 wins
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.690%18.685%o3 leads
AA MATH-500Source 99.2%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.083%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 62.1%70.1%o3 leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 9031069o3 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkLlama 4 Mavericko3Result
AA-IFBenchSource 43.0%71.4%o3 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Llama 4 Maverick or o3?

o3 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 47.89 to 23.49. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 0.690% and 18.685%.

Which is better for math, Llama 4 Maverick or o3?

o3 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 14.5 versus 0.7. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

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

Llama 4 Maverick
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,610
Break-even
o3
API / mo$7,500
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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