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Llama 4 Maverick vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
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Winner summary
Llama 4 Maverick wins on 6/6 benchmarks
Llama 4 Maverick wins 6 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math · reasoning.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 4 Maverick
#193 by perf·no signal
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
#188 by perf·no signal
Best value
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
74.7 pts/$
$0.38/M
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
—
$0.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Head to head
6 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
Fiction.LiveBench
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +12.9
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Llama 4 Maverick
46.2
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
33.3
GPQA diamond
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +26.1
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 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
29.9
MATH level 5
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +31.4
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 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
41.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +15.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Llama 4 Maverick
20.5
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
5.0
SimpleBench
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +9.4
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Llama 4 Maverick
13.2
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
3.9
WeirdML
Llama 4 Maverick leads by +10.0
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Llama 4 Maverick
24.5
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free)
14.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Maverick | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (free) |
|---|---|---|
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 46.2 | 33.3 |
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 | 29.9 |
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 | 41.6 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 20.5 | 5.0 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 13.2 | 3.9 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 24.5 | 14.4 |
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 3.3 70B Instruct (free) | $0.00 | $0.00 | 66K tokens (~33 books) | — |
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