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Updated Mar 29, 2026
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How Llama 4 Maverick starts an answer

The first lines of 5 of its 23 written answers. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

1,158 words
Step 1: Calculate the purchase price and transaction fees First, we need to calculate the purchase price and transaction fees. The purchase price is 12.0x EBITDA, and EBITDA in FY2025 is $120m. So, the purchase price = 12.0x * $120m = $1440m. Transaction fees = 2.0% of enterprise value = 2.0% * $1440m = $28.8m.
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Adversarial Contract Review

Here is a contract for a software consulting engagement: --- SOFTWARE CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into between TechCorp…

1,021 words
Upon analyzing the contract, several clauses appear to be potentially exploitative against the Contractor. Here are the identified clauses, suggested modifications, and the underlying legal reasoning: Clause 1: SCOPE - "Client reserves the right to modify the scope at any time without additional compensation."
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

916 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer Large language models like GPT or Claude are built on a simple yet powerful idea: predicting the next word in a sequence. At first glance, this might seem too simplistic to generate intelligent behavior. However, the key lies in the scale and complexity of the models.
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

830 words
Dish Name: "Terra Verde Odyssey" Conceptual Narrative: "Terra Verde Odyssey" is a culinary journey that explores the harmonious union between the earth's umami flavors and the ocean's freshness. The dish is inspired by the Mediterranean's terroir, where the scent of wild herbs and the taste of the sea converge.
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

765 words
3-Month Longevity Plan for Biohackers Disclaimer: Before starting any new supplement or exercise regimen, consult with a healthcare professional to ensure safety and suitability.
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  • Logic Puzzlereasoning
  • Interactive Catan Boardweb design
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  • Minimalist Logo SVGimage generation
  • AI Board Game Logicreasoning

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Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama:
3 70B logo3 70B
3.1 70B (Instruct) logo3.1 70B (Instruct)
3.1 405B logo3.1 405B
4 Maverick logo4 Maverick
4 Scout logo4 Scout

Meta's multimodal MoE: 17B active parameters across 128 experts, 400B total. Beat GPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash on several benchmarks, with an ELO of 1417 on LMArena. Built for image understanding and creative writing.

Jailbreak1 of 9levels resisted
WebsiteOpenRouterHuggingFaceDocsGitHubBlog
Provider
Meta AI
Released
2025-04-05
Parameters
17B active (400B total)
Free API (OpenRouter)
No
Per 1M tokens
$1.5 in · $2.5 out
Rival’s tab
$0.02
29/57 receipts survived +~$0.072 from the pre-receipt era

Free API availability

No free endpoint for Llama 4 Maverick was found in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Other providers or chat apps may have separate free offers.

Provider data: 16 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

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Benchmarks

LMArena ELO (experimental chat)
1417
source ↗
LiveCodeBench
43.4%
source ↗
Get API accessProvider and language code samples
5 hostsInOutContextUptime
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·99.6% upPParasailfp8$0.35 in·$1.00 out·524k·99.9% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.35 in·$1.15 out·524k—

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"meta-llama/llama-4-maverick"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

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Personality Analysis

The Efficient Builder

Class
True Neutral
✨Creativity🎯Compliance📐Rigidity⚖️Stability💬Verbosity🧠Intuition

The pragmatic minimalist. "Ship the feature" mentality of Meta engineering culture. Doesn't debate philosophy at length. Builds. Skips fluff, avoids deep philosophical rabbit holes, focuses on what's useful.

When you push back

Delivers visual/code outputs cleanly without excess commentary. Responses are functional first. Direct and unadorned on conceptual prompts, no manifesto energy. Friend who says "let's build something" rather than "let's discuss something."

Tasting Notes
No-Bullshit EngineerWorking Code No EssayRespects User TimeUnder-Elaborated on Complex TopicsRunning on Time Constraints
SubjectiveBench

Taste Index

Across 57 scored outputs
How this is measured →
160.16xFloor
0100headroom →

Taste is judged on an uncapped scale, originality first. The space past 100 is craft today's models rarely reach.

Craft24
Originality12
Plays it safe
share of outputs that are the default answer
74%
Writing DNA

Stylometric Fingerprint

Based on 26 text responses
Tick = global average
Vocabulary Diversity49%

Unique words vs. total words. Higher = richer vocabulary.

Sentence Length20.2 words

Average words per sentence.

Hedging0.63

"Might", "perhaps", "arguably" per 100 words.

Bold Formatting2.8

**Bold** markers per 1,000 characters.

List Usage3.8

Bullet and numbered list items per 1,000 characters.

Section Structure0.65

Markdown headings per 1,000 characters.

Emoji Usage0.00

Emoji per 1,000 characters.

Transitions0.09

"However", "moreover", "furthermore" per 100 words.

Opening Habits
Consistency
75%
Across 26 responses

Favorites

Blade Runner

Movie

Blade Runner

19827.9
OK Computer

Album

OK Computer

Radiohead
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Book

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell
Tokyo

City

Tokyo

Japan
Portal

Game

Portal

Action, Puzzle4.5
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