Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Claude Opus 5 at $1.5/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 5 | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Llama 4 Maverick costs 10x less per token.
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on both: 3.3× input, 10× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Claude Opus 5 uses 1.7x more emoji