DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Llama 4 Maverick
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro by DeepSeek against Llama 4 Maverick by Meta AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Llama 4 Maverick
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input
$1.74
Output
$3.48
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
1.2× cheaper
Output
$2.50
1.4× cheaper
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on both — 1.2× input, 1.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
45%
DeepSeek V4 Pro uses 3.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Llama 4 Maverick
57%Vocabulary42%
18wSentence Length24w
0.52Hedging0.76
3.3Bold3.7
2.3Lists6.3
0.04Emoji0.00
0.45Headings0.74
0.15Transitions0.11
Based on 27 + 12 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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