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Llama 4 Maverick vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
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Winner summary
Llama 4 Maverick wins on 4/4 benchmarks
Llama 4 Maverick wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math · coding.
Category leads
knowledge·Llama 4 Maverickmath·Llama 4 Maverickcoding·Llama 4 Maverick
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 4 Maverick
#193 by perf·no signal
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
#197 by perf·no signal
Best value
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
10.5x better value than Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
74.7 pts/$
$0.38/M
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
782.9 pts/$
$0.04/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 3.1 8B Instruct
GPQA diamond
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +54.7
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
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
1.3
MATH level 5
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +50.1
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
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
22.9
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +18.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Llama 4 Maverick
20.5
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2.4
WeirdML
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +22.7
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Llama 4 Maverick
24.5
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
1.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Maverick | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
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 | 1.3 |
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 | 22.9 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 20.5 | 2.4 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 24.5 | 1.7 |
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 |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.02 | $0.05 | 16K tokens (~8 books) | $0.28 |
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