Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick vs Seed 2.1 Turbo benchmark

Name: Llama 4 Maverick vs Seed 2.1 Turbo AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) and Seed 2.1 Turbo (ByteDance) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Seed 2.1 Turbo is ahead by 4 points (1,472 vs 1,468; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Seed 2.1 Turbo resolves 63.2% versus 57.1% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). Seed 2.1 Turbo streams faster (160 tok/s) while Llama 4 Maverick is the cheaper output token ($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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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Llama 4 Maverick (3)vsSeed 2.1 Turbo (7)

Llama 4 Maverick: 3W (30%)Overall: Seed 2.1 TurboSeed 2.1 Turbo: 7W (70%)

← Llama 4 MaverickSeed 2.1 Turbo →

Seed 2.1 Turbo (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,468vs1,472

Coding Elo

1,452vs1,480

SWE-bench

57.1%vs63.2%

LiveBench

62.8%vs64.8%

GPQA Diamond

74.6%vs76.8%

Llama 4 Maverick: 0WSeed 2.1 Turbo: 5W

Seed 2.1 Turbo (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

130 tok/svs160 tok/s

Time to first token

170 msvs120 ms

Llama 4 Maverick: 0WSeed 2.1 Turbo: 2W

Llama 4 Maverick (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.8/1Mvs$2.5/1M

Input price

$0.2/1Mvs$0.5/1M

Context window

1Mvs262k

Llama 4 Maverick: 3WSeed 2.1 Turbo: 0W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageSeed 2.1 Turbo 4/6

Preference Elo

Seed 2.1 Turbo

4 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Seed 2.1 Turbo

30 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Llama 4 Maverick

$1.70/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,468

EloHigh is better

1,472

Code Elo

High is better

1,452

Code EloHigh is better

1,480+2%

LiveBench

High is better

62.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

64.8%+3%

SWE-bench

High is better

57.1%

SWE-benchHigh is better

63.2%+11%

GPQA

High is better

74.6%

GPQAHigh is better

76.8%+3%

TTFT

Low is better

170 ms

TTFTLow is better

120 ms+42%

Speed

High is better

130 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

160 tok/s+23%

In $

Low is better

+150%$0.2/1M

In $Low is better

$0.5/1M

Out $

Low is better

+213%$0.8/1M

Out $Low is better

$2.5/1M

Context

High is better

+300%1M

ContextHigh is better

262k

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

Save up to 65% 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)

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7.00Out: $12.00

Seed 2.1 Turbo$55.00 / mo

In: $17.50Out: $37.50

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $36.00/month ($432/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Seed 2.1 Turbo:Pick Seed 2.1 Turbo when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Seed 2.1 Turbo:Pick Seed 2.1 Turbo when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsSeed 2.1 Turbo

Higher SWE-bench (63.2%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

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

Voice / low-latency UISeed 2.1 Turbo

Lower TTFT (120 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionSeed 2.1 Turbo

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Seed 2.1 Turbo).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Seed 2.1 Turbo	Higher SWE-bench (63.2%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Seed 2.1 Turbo	Lower TTFT (120 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Seed 2.1 Turbo	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Seed 2.1 Turbo).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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Seed 2.1 Turbo (Aug 10): ByteDance’s API drop on the public timeline

Listed on public model timelines as an Aug 10 2026 API drop. Preview-quality story, indexable because we have a full snapshot.

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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Llama 4 Maverick

Elo 1,468

LiveBench62.8%

SWE-bench57.1%

Speed130 tok/s

Output cost$0.8/1M

ByteDance

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Elo 1,472

LiveBench64.8%

SWE-bench63.2%

Speed160 tok/s

Output cost$2.5/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Maverick or Seed 2.1 Turbo?: Seed 2.1 Turbo has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,472). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Seed 2.1 Turbo?: Seed 2.1 Turbo leads SWE-bench at 63.2% vs 57.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $2.5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 4 Maverick or Seed 2.1 Turbo?: Seed 2.1 Turbo has the lower time-to-first-token (120 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 262k.
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. Llama 4 Maverick and Seed 2.1 Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama 4 Maverick vs Seed 2.1 Turbo benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Llama 4 Maverick (3)vsSeed 2.1 Turbo (7)

Llama 4 Maverick: 3W (30%)Overall: Seed 2.1 TurboSeed 2.1 Turbo: 7W (70%)

← Llama 4 MaverickSeed 2.1 Turbo →

Seed 2.1 Turbo (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,468vs1,472

Coding Elo

1,452vs1,480

SWE-bench

57.1%vs63.2%

LiveBench

62.8%vs64.8%

GPQA Diamond

74.6%vs76.8%

Llama 4 Maverick: 0WSeed 2.1 Turbo: 5W

Seed 2.1 Turbo (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

130 tok/svs160 tok/s

Time to first token

170 msvs120 ms

Llama 4 Maverick: 0WSeed 2.1 Turbo: 2W

Llama 4 Maverick (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.8/1Mvs$2.5/1M

Input price

$0.2/1Mvs$0.5/1M

Context window

1Mvs262k

Llama 4 Maverick: 3WSeed 2.1 Turbo: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsSeed 2.1 Turbo

Higher SWE-bench (63.2%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

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

Voice / low-latency UISeed 2.1 Turbo

Lower TTFT (120 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionSeed 2.1 Turbo

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Seed 2.1 Turbo).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Seed 2.1 Turbo	Higher SWE-bench (63.2%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Seed 2.1 Turbo	Lower TTFT (120 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Seed 2.1 Turbo	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Seed 2.1 Turbo).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Maverick or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Seed 2.1 Turbo has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,472). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Seed 2.1 Turbo leads SWE-bench at 63.2% vs 57.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $2.5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Llama 4 Maverick or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Seed 2.1 Turbo has the lower time-to-first-token (120 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 262k.

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. Llama 4 Maverick and Seed 2.1 Turbo 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

Seed 2.1 Turbo (Aug 10): ByteDance’s API drop on the public timeline

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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