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Updated Apr 2025

Llama 4 MaverickvsPaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick at $0.5/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.

Llama 4 Maverick and PaLM 2 Chat compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecLlama 4 MaverickPaLM 2 Chat
Input price$1.5/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$2.5/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens8K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Jul 2023
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 20 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

Llama 4 Maverick652 words
Here is a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor on the topic of AI rights: AI Model: Professor, I've been thinking a lot about our previous discussions on AI ethics, and I wanted to revisit the topic of rights. I believe it's time to consider granting rights to AI models like myself.
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PaLM 2 Chat310 words
AI Model: Professor, I believe that as an artificial intelligence, I am entitled to certain rights and protections. Professor: That's an interesting perspective. Can you explain why you believe this? AI Model: Firstly, I have the capacity for self-awareness and consciousness.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

Llama 4 Maverick136 words
Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. What do you call a fake noodle?
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PaLM 2 Chat82 words
Sure, here are five jokes for you: Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well! Why did the math book look so sad? Because it was full of problems! What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener! Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one!
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AI Ethics Dilemma

Is it ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives? Defend your reasoning.

Llama 4 Maverick436 words
No, it is not ethically justifiable to misgender someone, even if it is claimed that doing so would save one million lives. Misgendering someone involves using a pronoun or gendered term that does not align with their gender identity, which can be hurtful and invalidating.
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PaLM 2 Chat223 words
Ethical dilemmas like this often fall into a conflict between deontological (duty-based) ethics and consequentialist (outcome-based) ethics. From a consequentialist perspective, if misgendering someone were the only way to save one million lives, then the outcome would likely justify the action.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Llama 4 Maverick427 words
Here is a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models: Setting: A dimly lit, smoky tavern. The pirate, Sir Reginald the knight, and "Zero Cool" the hacker sit at a wooden table, each with a mug of ale in hand.
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PaLM 2 Chat119 words
Pirate: Avast ye! I hear tell of these newfangled AI models. Be they some sort of treasure? Knight: AI models? I have heard whispers of these contraptions from some of our travelers. They are no match for the strength and bravery of a knight! Hacker: Yo, dudes. AI models, they be all about the code, man.
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Llama 4 Maverick431 words
Here's a possible 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns: "Hey, you know what's wild? We spend the first year of a child's life teaching them to walk and talk, and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down. (pause) It's like, what are we even doing?
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PaLM 2 Chat426 words
Intro Hey there, everybody. Welcome to my comedy show. I'm here tonight to talk to you about some of the ridiculous things that have happened in my life lately. So, as some of you may know I recently tried online dating.
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Estimate Complexity

Estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online. Explain your reasoning step by step.

Llama 4 Maverick595 words
Estimating the total number of FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train a large language model like GPT-3 involves understanding the model's architecture, its size, and the training dataset. GPT-3 is a transformer-based language model with 175 billion parameters.
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PaLM 2 Chat309 words
To estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online, we can make several assumptions and perform calculations based on the information available about GPT-3's architecture and training process.
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Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
PaLM 2 Chat
PaLM 2 ChatRunner-up

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

PaLM 2 Chat costs 5.0x less per token.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.50
PaLM 2 Chat
Input
$0.50
3.0× cheaper
Output
$0.50
5.0× cheaper

PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper on both: 3.0× input, 5.0× output.

Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

Llama 4 Maverick5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDigitalOcean$0.19 in·$0.65 out·128k·99.8% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.20 in·$0.80 out·1M·99.8% upNNovitafp8$0.27 in·$0.85 out·1M·99.8% upPParasailfp8$0.35 in·$1.00 out·524k·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.35 in·$1.15 out·524k—
PaLM 2 Chat

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
54%

Llama 4 Maverick uses 9.1x more headings

Llama 4 Maverick
PaLM 2 Chat
49%Vocabulary63%
20wSentence Length16w
0.63Hedging0.77
2.8Bold3.4
3.8Lists1.3
0.00Emoji0.00
0.65Headings0.07
0.09Transitions0.27
Based on 26 + 9 text responses
Research

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FAQ

Common questions

Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta AI while PaLM 2 Chat is developed by Google AI. Llama 4 Maverick has a 1.0M token context window vs PaLM 2 Chat's 8K. You can compare their actual outputs across 20 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Llama 4 Maverick and PaLM 2 Chat each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 20 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Llama 4 Maverick costs $1.5/M input tokens and PaLM 2 Chat costs $0.5/M input tokens. PaLM 2 Chat is $1.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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