Model comparison
o4 Mini vs Llama 4 Maverick
OpenAI
o4 Mini
Fast, cheap reasoning for high-volume intelligent tasks.
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
The bigger Llama 4 - frontier quality you can self-host.
Specs
| Metric | o4 Mini | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens↑ |
| Input $/1M tokens | $1.10 | $0.150↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $4.40 | $0.600↑ |
| Modalities | Image · Text · File | Text · Image |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | - | Apr 2025 |
Capability differences
| Capability | o4 Mini | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- -o4 Mini offers 200K context; Llama 4 Maverick offers 1.0M.
- -Input pricing: o4 Mini at $1.10/1M vs Llama 4 Maverick at $0.150/1M.
- -Llama 4 Maverick is open weights; o4 Mini is proprietary.