Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 4 Maverick

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 4 Maverick is 16.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMU-Pro), while Llama 4 Maverick is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 4 Maverick costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Pro ($2.00/1M tokens) is 11.8x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Pro ($12.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Pro is more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$12.00
Best providerGoogle
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Input tokens$0.17
Output tokens$0.60
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 4 Maverick's 1,000,000 tokens. Llama 4 Maverick can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Pro is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Pro and Llama 4 Maverick support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 3 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 4 Maverick

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 4 Maverick uses Llama 4 Community License Agreement.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05.

Gemini 3 Pro is 8 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.

Gemini 3 Pro

Nov 18, 2025

5 months ago

7mo newer
Llama 4 Maverick

Apr 5, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Pro

Jan 2025

Llama 4 Maverick

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Pro is available from Google. Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova.

Gemini 3 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $12.00/1M

Llama 4 Maverick

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.22/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.27/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.63/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.79/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (91.9% vs 69.8%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (81.0% vs 59.6%)
Meta
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 4 Maverick

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro is made by Google and Llama 4 Maverick is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Pro scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Global PIQA: 93.4%, GPQA: 91.9%, MMMLU: 91.8%. Llama 4 Maverick scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 92.3%, ChartQA: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.5%, MMLU-Pro: 80.5%.
Llama 4 Maverick is 11.8x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Pro costs $2.00/M input and $12.00/M output via google. Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.17/M input and $0.60/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 3 Pro supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 4 Maverick supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 1.0M), input pricing ($2.00 vs $0.17/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 4 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Pro is developed by Google and Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta.