Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

Coding Elo

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick1,452

LiveBench

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick62.8%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

SWE-bench

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick57.1%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

GPQA Diamond

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick74.6%

Time to first token

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick170 ms

Output speed

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s

Input priceMeta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.173/1M)

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$0.027/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M

Output priceMeta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.599/1M)

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$0.201/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M

Context windowLlama 4 Maverick (+989k)

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct60k

Llama 4 Maverick1M

All Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct matchups →|All Llama 4 Maverick matchups →

Benchmark	Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct	Llama 4 Maverick	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	—	1,468 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—
Coding Elo	—	1,452 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—
LiveBench	—	62.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	—
SWE-bench	—	57.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	—
GPQA Diamond	—	74.6% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Time to first token	—	170 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Output speed	—	130 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Input price	$0.027/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.173/1M)
Output price	$0.201/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.599/1M)
Context window	60k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 4 Maverick (+989k)

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 79% with Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

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

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

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$3.96 / mo

In: $0.945Out: $3.02

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7Out: $12

Estimated Cost Delta

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is estimated to save $15.04/month ($180/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct:Pick Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct 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 chatMeta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Lower output list price ($0.201/1M).

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	Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct	Lower output list price ($0.201/1M).
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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Meta

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.201/1M

Meta

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, Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct 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, Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct 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?: Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct output tokens are $0.201/1M versus $0.8/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct 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 60k.
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. Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Dimensional AdvantageLlama 4 Maverick 5/6

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick1,468

Coding Elo

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick1,452

LiveBench

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick62.8%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

SWE-bench

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick57.1%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

GPQA Diamond

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick74.6%

Time to first token

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick170 ms

Output speed

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct—

Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s

Input priceMeta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.173/1M)

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$0.027/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M

Output priceMeta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.599/1M)

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$0.201/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M

Context windowLlama 4 Maverick (+989k)

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct60k

Llama 4 Maverick1M

Benchmark

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Llama 4 Maverick

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

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1,468

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Coding Elo

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1,452

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LiveBench

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62.8%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

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SWE-bench

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57.1%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

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GPQA Diamond

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74.6%

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Time to first token

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170 ms

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Output speed

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130 tok/s

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Input price

$0.027/1M

$0.2/1M

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.173/1M)

Output price

$0.201/1M

$0.8/1M

Meta: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct (+$0.599/1M)

Context window

60k