Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct vs Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)
Side-by-side comparison across metrics, pricing, and overall score — every value traced to a source.
Verdict: Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) ranks highest overall (#9) with a score of 32.8.
The best choice still depends on which metrics matter for your workload — per-metric winners are marked below.
What the numbers hide
Computed from the published values below — no estimates, no generated claims.
Fragile verdict
The overall winner flips to Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct if Context Window is weighted at 40% (it counts for 18% today). If context window drives your decision, the ranking above may not be your ranking.
Fragile verdict
The overall winner flips to Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct if SWE-Bench Pro Score is weighted at 0% (it counts for 29% today). If swe-bench pro score drives your decision, the ranking above may not be your ranking.
Real tradeoff
Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct clearly beats Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on Context Window but clearly loses on Max Output Tokens — this pair is a priorities question, not a quality question.
What nobody reports
Tokens per Wh (efficiency) (1 of 2 missing) · Input Price (1 of 2 missing) · Output Price (1 of 2 missing) — the questions worth asking vendors directly.
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| Metric | Llama 4 Maverick 17B InstructMeta | Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)Anthropic |
|---|---|---|
| Overall OptiSift Score | 21.1#16 | 32.8#9 |
| Input Price | — | $1 |
| Output Price | — | $5 |
| Cache Read Price | — | $0.1 |
| Context Window | 1M | 200K |
| Max Output Tokens | 16K | 64K |
| SWE-Bench Pro Score | 5.24% | 39.45% |
| Tool Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tokens per Wh (efficiency) | 7,435 | — |
About these models
#16Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct is Meta's general-purpose model: 1M token context window, 5.24% on SWE-Bench Pro.
#9Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) is Anthropic's reasoning-capable model: $1/$5 per 1M input/output tokens, 200K token context window, 39.45% on SWE-Bench Pro.