Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

Llama 4 Maverick1,468

Coding Elo+58

Gemini 3 Flash1,510

Llama 4 Maverick1,452

LiveBench+4%

Gemini 3 Flash66.8%

Llama 4 Maverick62.8%

SWE-bench+18.7%

Gemini 3 Flash75.8%

Llama 4 Maverick57.1%

GPQA Diamond+3.8%

Gemini 3 Flash78.4%

Llama 4 Maverick74.6%

Time to first token+75 ms

Gemini 3 Flash95 ms

Llama 4 Maverick170 ms

Output speed+60 tok/s

Gemini 3 Flash190 tok/s

Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s

Input price+$0.3/1M

Gemini 3 Flash$0.5/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M

Output price+$2.2/1M

Gemini 3 Flash$3/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M

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Gemini 3 Flash1M

Llama 4 Maverick1M

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Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash	Llama 4 Maverick	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,495 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,468 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	+27
Coding Elo	1,510 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,452 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	+58
LiveBench	66.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	62.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	+4%
SWE-bench	75.8% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	57.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	+18.7%
GPQA Diamond	78.4% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	74.6% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+3.8%
Time to first token	95 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	170 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+75 ms
Output speed	190 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	130 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+60 tok/s
Input price	$0.5/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$0.3/1M
Output price	$3/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$2.2/1M
Context window	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	—

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 70% 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)

Gemini 3 Flash$62.50 / mo

In: $17.5Out: $45

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7Out: $12

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $43.50/month ($522/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

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

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3 Flash

Lower TTFT (95 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3 Flash

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3 Flash).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3 Flash	Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3 Flash	Lower TTFT (95 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3 Flash	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3 Flash).

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.

launchMar 16, 2026

Gemini 3 Flash: near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus

March 2026 speed SKU. Still a useful cheap-coding compare even after 3.6/3.7 Flash.

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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Gemini 3 Flash

Elo 1,495

SWE-bench75.8%

Speed (tok/s)190 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.5/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$3/1M

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, Gemini 3 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick?: Gemini 3 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,495). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick?: Gemini 3 Flash leads SWE-bench at 75.8% 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 $3/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick?: Gemini 3 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (95 ms vs 170 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 1M.
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. Gemini 3 Flash and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

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Benchmark

Gemini 3 Flash

Llama 4 Maverick

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,495

1,468

+27

Coding Elo

1,510

1,452

+58

LiveBench

66.8%

62.8%

+4%

SWE-bench

75.8%

57.1%

+18.7%

GPQA Diamond

78.4%

74.6%

+3.8%

Time to first token

95 ms

170 ms

+75 ms

Output speed

190 tok/s

130 tok/s

+60 tok/s

Input price

$0.5/1M

$0.2/1M

+$0.3/1M

Output price

$3/1M

$0.8/1M

+$2.2/1M

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