Llama 4 Maverick vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 37 (28 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

46
MMLU
82
45
GPQA
82
43
SuperGPQA
80
41
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Llama 4 Maverick

38

o4-mini (high)

74

38
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Llama 4 Maverick

45

o4-mini (high)

82

46
AIME 2023
83
48
AIME 2024
85
47
AIME 2025
84
42
HMMT Feb 2023
79
44
HMMT Feb 2024
81
43
HMMT Feb 2025
80
45
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Llama 4 Maverick

43

o4-mini (high)

79

44
SimpleQA
80
42
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Llama 4 Maverick or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 37, a difference of 28 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Llama 4 Maverick or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 43.8.

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Maverick or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 38.

Which is better for math, Llama 4 Maverick or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 45.

Which is better for reasoning, Llama 4 Maverick or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 43.