Llama 4 Maverick
- Context
- 1,000,000
- Max output
- Not published
- Input / MTok
- Not published
- Cached / MTok
- —
- Output / MTok
- Not published
- Input types
- text + image
OPEN WEIGHTS VS MANAGED API / VERIFIED 2026-10-04
Llama 4 Maverick
vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
Compare Meta's open-weight Maverick with Google's managed Gemini API on context, modalities, output policy and pricing availability.
LIVE VERIFIED FACTS
Current facts from the SXF model database.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Context
- 1,048,576
- Max output
- 65,536
- Input / MTok
- $0.75
- Cached / MTok
- $0.075
- Output / MTok
- $3.75
- Input types
- text + image + video + audio + PDF
Facts are generated from the canonical model catalog, not copied into this comparison.Current data ↗Change ledger ↗
DECISION FACTORS
What materially changes the choice.
Context capacity
Gemini 3.8 Flash publishes the larger context window: 1,048,576 vs 1,000,000 tokens (1.0×).
Input modalities
Gemini 3.8 Flash additionally lists PDF, audio, video.
Direct token cost
Direct Standard token-cost comparison is unavailable because Llama 4 Maverick does not have a calculator-eligible provider-published paid rate in the SXF catalog.
Output policy
Llama 4 Maverick: Not published. Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65,536.
HOW TO DECIDE
Specifications narrow the field. Your workload decides.
Context, modalities and direct token economics are comparable from official sources. Coding quality, latency, reliability and agent success should be measured on your own acceptance tests before production routing.
Replay real tasks
Use representative prompts, files, tools and expected outputs from the workload you plan to ship.
Measure task cost
Include retries, cached tokens, long-context rules and tool charges—not only headline input price.
Track failures
Record hallucinations, tool errors, timeout behavior and human corrections alongside pass rate.
Route by task
A portfolio can outperform a one-model policy when different task classes have different cost and capability needs.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS
No directly comparable independent result yet.
SXF does not infer quality from specifications or compare benchmark scores across different evaluator versions/configurations.
WHAT CHANGED
Changes affecting this comparison.
No post-baseline factual changes recorded for Llama 4 Maverick, Gemini 3.8 Flash since 2026-09-27.
VERIFIED BASELINE2026-09-27Current facts remain aligned with the SXF ledger.
QUICK ANSWERS
Which has the larger context window: Llama 4 Maverick or Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash publishes the larger context window: 1,048,576 vs 1,000,000 tokens (1.0×).
Which is cheaper: Llama 4 Maverick or Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Direct Standard token-cost comparison is unavailable because Llama 4 Maverick does not have a calculator-eligible provider-published paid rate in the SXF catalog.
Does SXF declare an overall winner?
No. This page compares source-backed specifications and economics. Quality, latency and task success require workload-specific evaluation evidence.