Model comparison
Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-5.4 Mini
The most significant observable difference is Llama 4 Maverick's much larger token context window compared to GPT-5.4 Mini.
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
The bigger Llama 4 — frontier quality you can self-host.
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 Mini
GPT-5 economics for high-volume routine tasks.
Specs
| Metric | Llama 4 Maverick | GPT-5.4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.0M tokens↑ | 400K tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.150↑ | $0.750 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $0.600↑ | $4.50 |
| Modalities | Text · Image | File · Image · Text |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | — |
Capability differences
| Capability | Llama 4 Maverick | GPT-5.4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Prompt caching | No | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
How they differ
Context handling
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick's context window handles up to 1,048,576 tokens, accommodating extensive multi-document or long-term contexts seamlessly.
GPT-5.4 Mini
GPT-5.4 Mini supports up to 400,000 tokens, enabling substantial context management but with notable limits for extremely large datasets.
Cost profile
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick is more cost-efficient, with $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.6 per million output tokens.
GPT-5.4 Mini
GPT-5.4 Mini charges $0.75 per million input tokens and $4.5 per million output tokens, reflecting a premium pricing model.
Vision
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick supports text and image inputs but lacks file-handling capabilities.
GPT-5.4 Mini
GPT-5.4 Mini supports text, image, and file inputs, making it versatile for multi-modal tasks.
Open weights
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick provides open weights, allowing for easier customization and self-hosting.
GPT-5.4 Mini
GPT-5.4 Mini is proprietary, with no provision for open weights.
Llama 4 Maverick — what sets it apart
- +Llama 4 Maverick offers more than double the token context capacity compared to GPT-5.4 Mini.
- +It provides open weights, enhancing flexibility for developers seeking self-hosting or fine-tuning options.
GPT-5.4 Mini — what sets it apart
- +GPT-5.4 Mini integrates hybrid multi-modal processing with support for files in addition to text and images.
- +This model is proprietary, preventing direct developer access to its underlying architecture.
The key difference is Llama 4 Maverick's vastly larger context window and open-source flexibility versus GPT-5.4 Mini's proprietary framework and file-handling capabilities.
Analysis synthesized from gpt-4o, llama-4-maverick, phi-4, etc.