Question 1

What is the difference between Llama 4 Maverick and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?

Accepted Answer

Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta AI while Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is developed by Google AI. Llama 4 Maverick has a 1.0M token context window vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's 1.0M. in 5 community votes on RIVAL, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 wins 75% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 20 challenges.

Question 2

Which is better, Llama 4 Maverick or Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?

Accepted Answer

Based on 5 community votes on RIVAL, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 wins 75% of head-to-head matchups against Llama 4 Maverick. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is strongest in Image Generation.

Question 3

How much does Llama 4 Maverick cost compared to Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?

Accepted Answer

Llama 4 Maverick costs $1.5/M input tokens and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.25/M input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is $0.25/M cheaper per input. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 also wins more often in community votes, making it the better value.

Question 4

How are Llama 4 Maverick vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 votes collected on RIVAL?

Accepted Answer

RIVAL presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels — voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one. This eliminates brand bias. 5 votes have been collected for this pair across 20 challenges. All vote data is part of RIVAL's open dataset.