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Updated Apr 2025

Grok 3 ThinkingvsLlama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick has a larger context window than Grok 3 Thinking (1.0M tokens vs 128K tokens).

Grok 3 Thinking and Llama 4 Maverick compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 ThinkingLlama 4 Maverick
Input price—$1.5/M tokens
Output price—$2.5/M tokens
Context window128K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)—No
ReleasedFeb 2025Apr 2025
LiveCodeBench79.4%43.4%
Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
Grok 3 Thinking
Grok 3 ThinkingRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3 Thinking
Input
—
Output
—
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.50
Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

Grok 3 Thinking

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Llama 4 Maverick5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDigitalOcean$0.20 in·$0.70 out·128k·99.6% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.20 in·$0.80 out·1M·99.8% upNNovitafp8$0.27 in·$0.85 out·1M·99.6% upPParasailfp8$0.35 in·$1.00 out·524k·99.9% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.35 in·$1.15 out·524k·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
82%

Grok 3 Thinking uses 2.9x more transitions

Grok 3 Thinking
Llama 4 Maverick
46%Vocabulary49%
19wSentence Length20w
1.11Hedging0.63
3.3Bold2.8
2.6Lists3.8
0.00Emoji0.00
0.64Headings0.65
0.25Transitions0.09
Based on 6 + 26 text responses
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