o4-mini vs Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct
Side-by-side comparison across metrics, pricing, and overall score — every value traced to a source.
Verdict: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct ranks highest overall (#16) with a score of 21.1.
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 o4-mini if Max Output Tokens is weighted at 15% (it counts for 6% today). If max output tokens drives your decision, the ranking above may not be your ranking.
Fragile verdict
The overall winner flips to o4-mini if Context Window is weighted at 5% (it counts for 18% today). If context window drives your decision, the ranking above may not be your ranking.
Real tradeoff
o4-mini clearly beats Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct on Max Output Tokens but clearly loses on Context Window — this pair is a priorities question, not a quality question.
What nobody reports
Input Price (1 of 2 missing) · Output Price (1 of 2 missing) · Cache Read Price (1 of 2 missing) — the questions worth asking vendors directly.
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| Metric | o4-miniOpenAI | Llama 4 Maverick 17B InstructMeta |
|---|---|---|
| Overall OptiSift Score | 20.4#17 | 21.1#16 |
| Input Price | $1.1 | — |
| Output Price | $4.4 | — |
| Cache Read Price | $0.28 | — |
| Context Window | 200K | 1M |
| Max Output Tokens | 100K | 16K |
| SWE-Bench Pro Score | — | 5.24% |
| Tool Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tokens per Wh (efficiency) | — | 7,435 |