GPT-4.5 Orion vs Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B benchmark

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Coding Elo

GPT-4.5 Orion1,520

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

LiveBench

GPT-4.5 Orion68.5%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

SWE-bench

GPT-4.5 Orion71%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

GPQA Diamond

GPT-4.5 Orion84%

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Time to first token

GPT-4.5 Orion350 ms

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Output speed

GPT-4.5 Orion60 tok/s

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Input priceMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$74.82/1M)

GPT-4.5 Orion$75/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$0.18/1M

Output priceMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$149.82/1M)

GPT-4.5 Orion$150/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$0.18/1M

Context windowMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+921k)

GPT-4.5 Orion128k

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B1M

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Benchmark	GPT-4.5 Orion	Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,540 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
Coding Elo	1,520 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
LiveBench	68.5% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
SWE-bench	71% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
GPQA Diamond	84% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Time to first token	350 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Output speed	60 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Input price	$75/1M seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$0.18/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$74.82/1M)
Output price	$150/1M seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$0.18/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$149.82/1M)
Context window	128k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+921k)

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 100% with Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

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)

GPT-4.5 Orion$4,875.00 / mo

In: $2,625Out: $2,250

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$9.00 / mo

In: $6.3Out: $2.7

Estimated Cost Delta

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is estimated to save $4,866.00/month ($58,392/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B:Pick Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B when you are optimizing output cost.
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Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B:Pick Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Lower output list price ($0.18/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4.5 Orion

GPT-4.5 Orion 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	Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B	Lower output list price ($0.18/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4.5 Orion	GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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GPT-4.5 Orion

Elo 1,540

LiveBench68.5%

SWE-bench71%

Speed60 tok/s

Output cost$150/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.18/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4.5 Orion or Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?: 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, GPT-4.5 Orion or Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?: 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?: Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B output tokens are $0.18/1M versus $150/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4.5 Orion or Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B accepts 1M tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
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. GPT-4.5 Orion and Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Dimensional AdvantageGPT-4.5 Orion 4/6

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo

GPT-4.5 Orion1,540

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Coding Elo

GPT-4.5 Orion1,520

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

LiveBench

GPT-4.5 Orion68.5%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

SWE-bench

GPT-4.5 Orion71%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

GPQA Diamond

GPT-4.5 Orion84%

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Time to first token

GPT-4.5 Orion350 ms

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Output speed

GPT-4.5 Orion60 tok/s

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—

Input priceMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$74.82/1M)

GPT-4.5 Orion$75/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$0.18/1M

Output priceMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$149.82/1M)

GPT-4.5 Orion$150/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$0.18/1M

Context windowMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+921k)

GPT-4.5 Orion128k

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B1M

Benchmark

GPT-4.5 Orion

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,540

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Coding Elo

1,520

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LiveBench

68.5%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

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SWE-bench

71%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

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GPQA Diamond

84%

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Time to first token

350 ms

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Output speed

60 tok/s

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Input price

$75/1M

$0.18/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$74.82/1M)

Output price

$150/1M

$0.18/1M

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+$149.82/1M)

Context window

128k