Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Grok 3 Beta at $1.5/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 3 Beta | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $4/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 17B active (400B total) |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| LiveCodeBench | 79.4% | 43.4% |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on both: 1.3× input, 1.6× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Grok 3 Beta uses 3.2x more transitions