Model Comparison
Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 Max
Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 4 Maverick is 5.9x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 4 Maverick outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3 Max is better at 0 benchmarks.
Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens) is 2.9x cheaper than Qwen3 Max ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens) is 8.3x cheaper than Qwen3 Max ($5.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3 Max is more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 Max has 600.0B more parameters than Llama 4 Maverick, making it 150.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 Max's 256,000 tokens. Llama 4 Maverick can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Qwen3 Max is limited to 131,072 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 Max does not.
Llama 4 Maverick can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen3 Max
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 4 Maverick is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Qwen3 Max uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.
Qwen3 Max is 8 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.
Apr 5, 2025
1.1 years ago
Dec 15, 2025
4 months ago
8mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova. Qwen3 Max is available from Novita.
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen3 Max
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 Max
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 Max.