Llama 4 Maverick vs MiniMax M3
Compare Llama 4 Maverick by Meta AI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
MiniMax M3Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge — bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.50
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
5.0× cheaper
Output
$1.20
2.1× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 2.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
39%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
Llama 4 Maverick
MiniMax M3
42%Vocabulary55%
24wSentence Length24w
0.76Hedging0.52
3.7Bold5.2
6.3Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
0.74Headings1.21
0.11Transitions0.02
Based on 12 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
