Llama 4 MaverickvsQwen3 235B A22B
Llama 4 Maverick has a larger context window than Qwen3 235B A22B (1.0M tokens vs 33K tokens).
| Spec | Llama 4 Maverick | Qwen3 235B A22B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 33K tokens |
| Parameters | 17B active (400B total) | 235B (22B Active) |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| LiveCodeBench | 43.4% | 70.7% |
Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen3 235B A22BRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 235B A22B takes Image Generation.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.50
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it
6 hosts, cheapest first
Qwen3 235B A22B1 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
32%
Qwen3 235B A22B uses 33.3x more emoji
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen3 235B A22B
49%Vocabulary59%
20wSentence Length16w
0.63Hedging0.58
2.8Bold7.0
3.8Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.33
0.65Headings0.88
0.09Transitions0.14
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