Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen 3 Max benchmark

Qwen 3 Max1,518

Coding Elo+74

Llama 4 Maverick1,452

Qwen 3 Max1,526

LiveBench+6.6%

Llama 4 Maverick62.8%

Qwen 3 Max69.4%

SWE-bench+10.7%

Llama 4 Maverick57.1%

Qwen 3 Max67.8%

GPQA Diamond+8.5%

Llama 4 Maverick74.6%

Qwen 3 Max83.1%

Time to first token+110 ms

Llama 4 Maverick170 ms

Qwen 3 Max280 ms

Output speed+50 tok/s

Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s

Qwen 3 Max80 tok/s

Input price+$0.58/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M

Qwen 3 Max$0.78/1M

Output price+$3.1/1M

Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M

Qwen 3 Max$3.9/1M

Context window+786k

Llama 4 Maverick1M

Qwen 3 Max262k

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Benchmark	Llama 4 Maverick	Qwen 3 Max	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,468 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,518 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	+50
Coding Elo	1,452 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,526 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	+74
LiveBench	62.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	69.4% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	+6.6%
SWE-bench	57.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	67.8% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	+10.7%
GPQA Diamond	74.6% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	83.1% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+8.5%
Time to first token	170 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	280 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+110 ms
Output speed	130 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	80 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+50 tok/s
Input price	$0.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.78/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$0.58/1M
Output price	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$3.9/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$3.1/1M
Context window	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	262k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+786k

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 78% 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)

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7Out: $12

Qwen 3 Max$85.80 / mo

In: $27.3Out: $58.5

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $66.80/month ($802/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Qwen 3 Max:Pick Qwen 3 Max 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 agentsQwen 3 Max

Higher SWE-bench (67.8%).

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 / visionQwen 3 Max

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 3 Max).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen 3 Max	Higher SWE-bench (67.8%).
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	Qwen 3 Max	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 3 Max).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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Closed flagship. Strong math. Compare to Sol and Opus on GPQA and SWE-bench, not on brand heat.

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.

launchSep 20, 2025

Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

Sep 2025 open-weight mixture-of-experts. Self-host path. Don’t confuse it with Qwen 3 Max.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

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

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Qwen 3 Max

Elo 1,518

SWE-bench67.8%

Speed (tok/s)80 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.78/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$3.9/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen 3 Max?: Qwen 3 Max has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,518). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen 3 Max?: Qwen 3 Max leads SWE-bench at 67.8% 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 $3.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen 3 Max?: Llama 4 Maverick has the lower time-to-first-token (170 ms vs 280 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 262k.
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. Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen 3 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen 3 Max benchmark

Capability Percentiles

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Benchmark

Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen 3 Max

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,468

1,518

+50

Coding Elo

1,452

1,526

+74

LiveBench

62.8%

69.4%

+6.6%

SWE-bench

57.1%

67.8%

+10.7%

GPQA Diamond

74.6%

83.1%

+8.5%

Time to first token

170 ms

280 ms

+110 ms

Output speed

130 tok/s

80 tok/s

+50 tok/s

Input price

$0.2/1M

$0.78/1M

+$0.58/1M

Output price

$0.8/1M

$3.9/1M

+$3.1/1M

Context window

262k