Claude Opus 4.5 vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

Llama 4 Maverick1,468

Coding Elo+122

Claude Opus 4.51,574

Llama 4 Maverick1,452

LiveBench+8.4%

Claude Opus 4.571.2%

Llama 4 Maverick62.8%

SWE-bench+19.7%

Claude Opus 4.576.8%

Llama 4 Maverick57.1%

GPQA Diamond+9.5%

Claude Opus 4.584.1%

Llama 4 Maverick74.6%

Time to first token+210 ms

Claude Opus 4.5380 ms

Llama 4 Maverick170 ms

Output speed+68 tok/s

Claude Opus 4.562 tok/s

Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s

Input price+$4.8/1M

Claude Opus 4.5$5/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M

Output price+$24.2/1M

Claude Opus 4.5$25/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M

Context window+849k

Claude Opus 4.5200k

Llama 4 Maverick1M

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Benchmark	Claude Opus 4.5	Llama 4 Maverick	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,568 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,468 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	+100
Coding Elo	1,574 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,452 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	+122
LiveBench	71.2% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	62.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	+8.4%
SWE-bench	76.8% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	57.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	+19.7%
GPQA Diamond	84.1% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	74.6% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+9.5%
Time to first token	380 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	170 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+210 ms
Output speed	62 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	130 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+68 tok/s
Input price	$5/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$4.8/1M
Output price	$25/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$24.2/1M
Context window	200k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+849k

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 97% with Llama 4 Maverick

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Claude Opus 4.5$550.00 / mo

In: $175Out: $375

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7Out: $12

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $531.00/month ($6,372/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Claude Opus 4.5:Pick Claude Opus 4.5 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsClaude Opus 4.5

Higher SWE-bench (76.8%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

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

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Maverick

Lower TTFT (170 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 4.5

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Claude Opus 4.5).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Claude Opus 4.5	Higher SWE-bench (76.8%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower TTFT (170 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 4.5	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Claude Opus 4.5).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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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.

launchFeb 20, 2026

Claude Opus 4.5 and the Feb 2026 SWE-bench row we still cite

The Feb refresh made 4.5 a coding reference. Newer Opus SKUs exist; this row stays as the dated harness point.

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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LIVE BENCHMARK

Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.5

Elo 1,568

SWE-bench76.8%

Speed (tok/s)62 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$5/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$25/1M

Llama 4 Maverick

Elo 1,468

SWE-bench57.1%

Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.2/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.5 or Llama 4 Maverick?: Claude Opus 4.5 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,568). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.5 or Llama 4 Maverick?: Claude Opus 4.5 leads SWE-bench at 76.8% 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 $25/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude Opus 4.5 or Llama 4 Maverick?: Llama 4 Maverick has the lower time-to-first-token (170 ms vs 380 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 200k.
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. Claude Opus 4.5 and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Claude Opus 4.5 vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

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Benchmark

Claude Opus 4.5

Llama 4 Maverick

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,568

1,468

+100

Coding Elo

1,574

1,452

+122

LiveBench

71.2%

62.8%

+8.4%

SWE-bench

76.8%

57.1%

+19.7%

GPQA Diamond

84.1%

74.6%

+9.5%

Time to first token

380 ms

170 ms

+210 ms

Output speed

62 tok/s

130 tok/s

+68 tok/s

Input price

$5/1M

$0.2/1M

+$4.8/1M

Output price

$25/1M

$0.8/1M

+$24.2/1M

Context window

200k