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Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 18 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

23.43/100
Margin
27.3pts
winning →
50.76/100
0 category wins0 category wins

BenchAlign evidence: Llama 4 Maverick supported; Step 3.7 Flash estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Llama 4 Maverick and Step 3.7 Flash share 18 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Llama 4 Maverick; 12 to Step 3.7 Flash.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
18
Llama 4 Maverick only
1
Step 3.7 Flash only
12
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Llama 4 Maverick and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 18 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.

Step 3.7 Flash is priced at $0.20 input / $1.15 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 256K for Step 3.7 Flash.

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 Step 3.7 Flash
CategoryLlama 4 MaverickΔStep 3.7 Flash
AgenticLlama 4 MaverickNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash66.4
CodingLlama 4 MaverickNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash56.3
MathLlama 4 Maverick0.7MarginNo overlapStep 3.7 FlashNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensLlama 4 Maverick$0 input / $0 outputStep 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 outputLlama 4 Maverick has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondLlama 4 Maverick121 tok/sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenLlama 4 Maverick0.95 sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensLlama 4 Maverick1MStep 3.7 Flash256KLlama 4 Maverick lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.3%21.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 17.8%98.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%25.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource -161017Step 3.7 Flash leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 75.8%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.8%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 49.5%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 67.1%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 47.2%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 51.57%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA Coding IndexSource 16.3%39.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 6.8%35.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 33.1%40.0%Step 3.7 Flash leads
SWE-bench ProSource 56.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 46.0%63.7%Step 3.7 Flash leads
CritPtSource 0.0%2.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.3%30.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 67.1%80.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 4.8%19.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.8%-37.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.3%25.4%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 87.3%84.4%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Math
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.690%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 62.1%75.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 9051218Step 3.7 Flash leads
SimpleVQASource 79.2%Not comparable
V*Source 95.3%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 43.0%67.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Llama 4 Maverick and Step 3.7 Flash 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 Llama 4 Maverick and Step 3.7 Flash today?

Llama 4 Maverick: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Step 3.7 Flash: $0.20 input / $1.15 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.

Llama 4 Maverick
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,610
Break-even
Step 3.7 Flash
API / mo$1,012
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 16, 2026

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