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Llama 4 Maverick vs Gemma 2 9B
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Winner summary
Llama 4 Maverick wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Llama 4 Maverick wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Llama 4 Maverickmath·Llama 4 Maverick
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 4 Maverick
#193 by perf·no signal
Gemma 2 9B
#163 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemma 2 9B
8.0x better value than Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
74.7 pts/$
$0.38/M
Gemma 2 9B
600.0 pts/$
$0.06/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 4 MaverickGemma 2 9B
GPQA diamond
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +52.7
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Llama 4 Maverick
56.0
Gemma 2 9B
3.3
MATH level 5
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +52.0
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Llama 4 Maverick
73.0
Gemma 2 9B
21.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +20.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Llama 4 Maverick
20.5
Gemma 2 9B
0.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Maverick | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 56.0 | 3.3 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 73.0 | 21.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 20.5 | 0.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 4 Maverick | $0.15 | $0.60 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $2.62 |
| Gemma 2 9B | $0.03 | $0.09 | 8K tokens (~4 books) | $0.45 |
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