Llama 3.3 70B vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

Llama 4 Maverick1,468

Coding Elo

Llama 3.3 70B—

Llama 4 Maverick1,452

LiveBenchLlama 4 Maverick (+13%)

Llama 3.3 70B49.8%

Llama 4 Maverick62.8%

SWE-benchLlama 4 Maverick (+12%)

Llama 3.3 70B45.1%

Llama 4 Maverick57.1%

GPQA DiamondLlama 4 Maverick (+8.9%)

Llama 3.3 70B65.7%

Llama 4 Maverick74.6%

Time to first tokenLlama 3.3 70B (+10 ms)

Llama 3.3 70B160 ms

Llama 4 Maverick170 ms

Output speedLlama 3.3 70B (+10 tok/s)

Llama 3.3 70B140 tok/s

Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s

Input priceLlama 3.3 70B (+$0.1/1M)

Llama 3.3 70B$0.1/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M

Output priceLlama 3.3 70B (+$0.48/1M)

Llama 3.3 70B$0.32/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M

Context windowLlama 4 Maverick (+918k)

Llama 3.3 70B131k

Llama 4 Maverick1M

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Benchmark	Llama 3.3 70B	Llama 4 Maverick	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,285 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,468 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 4 Maverick (+183)
Coding Elo	—	1,452 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—
LiveBench	49.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	62.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 4 Maverick (+13%)
SWE-bench	45.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	57.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 4 Maverick (+12%)
GPQA Diamond	65.7% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	74.6% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 4 Maverick (+8.9%)
Time to first token	160 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	170 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+10 ms)
Output speed	140 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	130 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+10 tok/s)
Input price	$0.1/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.1/1M)
Output price	$0.32/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.48/1M)
Context window	131k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 4 Maverick (+918k)

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 56% with Llama 3.3 70B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

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

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

Llama 3.3 70B$8.30 / mo

In: $3.5Out: $4.8

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7Out: $12

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.3 70B is estimated to save $10.70/month ($128/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsLlama 4 Maverick

Higher SWE-bench (57.1%).

High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70B

Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 3.3 70B

Lower TTFT (160 ms).

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	Llama 4 Maverick	Higher SWE-bench (57.1%).
High-volume chat	Llama 3.3 70B	Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 3.3 70B	Lower TTFT (160 ms).
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

Llama 3.3 70B

Elo 1,285

LiveBench49.8%

SWE-bench45.1%

Speed140 tok/s

Output cost$0.32/1M

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, Llama 3.3 70B or Llama 4 Maverick?: Llama 4 Maverick has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,468). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 3.3 70B or Llama 4 Maverick?: Llama 4 Maverick leads SWE-bench at 57.1% vs 45.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 3.3 70B output tokens are $0.32/1M versus $0.8/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 3.3 70B or Llama 4 Maverick?: Llama 3.3 70B has the lower time-to-first-token (160 ms vs 170 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1M tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Both Llama 3.3 70B and Llama 4 Maverick are marked open-weights. Hosting cost is not in this table.
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. Llama 3.3 70B and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama 3.3 70B vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

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Dimensional AdvantageLlama 4 Maverick 4/6

Benchmark

Llama 3.3 70B

Llama 4 Maverick

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,285

1,468

Llama 4 Maverick (+183)

Coding Elo

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1,452

—

LiveBench

49.8%

62.8%

Llama 4 Maverick (+13%)

SWE-bench

45.1%

57.1%

Llama 4 Maverick (+12%)

GPQA Diamond

65.7%

74.6%

Llama 4 Maverick (+8.9%)

Time to first token

160 ms

170 ms

Llama 3.3 70B (+10 ms)

Output speed

140 tok/s

130 tok/s

Llama 3.3 70B (+10 tok/s)

Input price

$0.1/1M

$0.2/1M

Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.1/1M)

Output price

$0.32/1M

$0.8/1M

Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.48/1M)

Context window

131k