Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) at $1.5/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 17B active (400B total) |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jun 2024 | Apr 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Llama 4 Maverick costs 6.0x less per token.
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on both: 2.0× input, 6.0× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Llama 4 Maverick uses 14.3x more headings