Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)
In this head-to-head showdown, Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is more budget-friendly at $0.18/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
2 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost
Meta natively multimodal open-weight flagship.
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Single model data
No latency data
$0.18 / 1M output
Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.
Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.
Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Maverick | Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | — | — | |
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | — | — | |
| SWE-bench | — | — | |
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | |
| Time to first token | — | — | |
| Output speed | 130 tok/s | — | — |
| Input price | $0.2/1M | $0.18/1M | +$0.02/1M |
| Output price | $0.8/1M | $0.18/1M | +$0.62/1M |
| Context window | — |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is estimated to save $10.00/month ($120/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($0.18/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (1M).
Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | insufficient data | Need SWE-bench on both sides. |
| High-volume chat | Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B | Lower output list price ($0.18/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Llama 4 Maverick | Larger window (1M). |
| Screenshots / vision | Llama 4 Maverick | Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
Hub remaps to top Meta vs top Anthropic Elo. Usually Maverick vs Opus 5.
Apr 2026. The Llama vs Claude hub uses the top Meta Elo row — usually Maverick.
Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.
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