Grok 4.6 vs Llama 4 Maverick
Comparing Grok 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
xAI · Meta · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Grok 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.
On price, Llama 4 Maverick is roughly 10.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Llama 4 Maverick also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Grok 4.6
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
Choose Llama 4 Maverick
- cost matters — it's about 10.8x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Grok 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverickdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Grok 4.6 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 11.8x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens).
For output processing, Grok 4.6 ($6.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Grok 4.6 is more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Grok 4.6's 500,000 tokens. Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Grok 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Grok 4.6
Llama 4 Maverick
License
Usage and distribution terms
Grok 4.6 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Grok 4.6 was released on 2026-08-12, while Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05.
Grok 4.6 is 16 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.
Aug 12, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.4yr newerApr 5, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok 4.6 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-01, while Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Grok 4.6's training data extends to 2026-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date.
Feb 2026
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Provider Availability
Grok 4.6 is available from xAI. Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova.
Grok 4.6
Llama 4 Maverick
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Grok 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Grok 4.6 vs Llama 4 Maverick.