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OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

Name: OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini vs Llama 4 Maverick AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini (OpenAI) and Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Llama 4 Maverick wins on output price at $0.8/1M. Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini

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$1.5999999999999999/1M out

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OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini (0)vsLlama 4 Maverick (10)

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0W (0%)Overall: Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick: 10W (100%)

← OpenAI: GPT-4.1 MiniLlama 4 Maverick →

Llama 4 Maverick (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,468

Coding Elo

—vs1,452

SWE-bench

—vs57.1%

LiveBench

—vs62.8%

GPQA Diamond

—vs74.6%

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 5W

Llama 4 Maverick (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs130 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs170 ms

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 2W

Llama 4 Maverick (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.6/1Mvs$0.8/1M

Input price

$0.4/1Mvs$0.2/1M

Context window

1Mvs1M

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 3W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageLlama 4 Maverick 6/6

Preference Elo

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Price Efficiency

Llama 4 Maverick

$0.80/1M cheaper

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Elo

High is better

—

EloHigh is better

1,468

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,452

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

62.8%

SWE-bench

High is better

—

SWE-benchHigh is better

57.1%

GPQA

High is better

—

GPQAHigh is better

74.6%

TTFT

Low is better

—

TTFTLow is better

170 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

130 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$0.4/1M

In $Low is better

$0.2/1M+100%

Out $

Low is better

$1.6/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.8/1M+100%

Context

High is better

ContextHigh is better

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 50% with Llama 4 Maverick

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini$38.00 / mo

In: $14.00Out: $24.00

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7.00Out: $12.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $19.00/month ($228/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 4 Maverick	Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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compareApr 9, 2026

Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

Hub remaps to top Meta vs top Anthropic Elo. Usually Maverick vs Opus 5.

launchApr 8, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick: Meta’s natively multimodal open-weight flagship

Apr 2026. The Llama vs Claude hub uses the top Meta Elo row — usually Maverick.

launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$1.6/1M

Llama 4 Maverick

Elo 1,468

LiveBench62.8%

SWE-bench57.1%

Speed130 tok/s

Output cost$0.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini or Llama 4 Maverick?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini or Llama 4 Maverick?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $1.6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini or Llama 4 Maverick?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1M tokens versus 1M.
Can I self-host either model?: Llama 4 Maverick is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini (0)vsLlama 4 Maverick (10)

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0W (0%)Overall: Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick: 10W (100%)

← OpenAI: GPT-4.1 MiniLlama 4 Maverick →

Llama 4 Maverick (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,468

Coding Elo

—vs1,452

SWE-bench

—vs57.1%

LiveBench

—vs62.8%

GPQA Diamond

—vs74.6%

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 5W

Llama 4 Maverick (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs130 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs170 ms

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 2W

Llama 4 Maverick (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.6/1Mvs$0.8/1M

Input price

$0.4/1Mvs$0.2/1M

Context window

1Mvs1M

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 3W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 4 Maverick	Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini or Llama 4 Maverick?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini or Llama 4 Maverick?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $1.6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini or Llama 4 Maverick?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1M tokens versus 1M.

Can I self-host either model?

Llama 4 Maverick is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

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Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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No shared data

Llama 4 Maverick

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

Llama 4 Maverick: Meta’s natively multimodal open-weight flagship

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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