GPT-5 vs Llama 4 Maverick
Wins 7 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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GPT-5 is the stronger all-rounder.Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper.
Scores updated · 28 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software50GPT-55 of 5 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking50GPT-55 of 5 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own20GPT-52 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20GPT-52 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video20GPT-52 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10GPT-51 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10GPT-51 of 1 test
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Llama 4 Maverick costs 90% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where GPT-5 pulls ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in Python projectsSWE-bench Verified+53.9points ahead
- Long, multi-file coding tasks in real codebasesSWE-bench Pro+36.6points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+30.1points ahead
Where Llama 4 Maverick pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 28 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGPT-5
- SWE-bench VerifiedGPT-5 by 53.974.921+53.9
- SWE-bench ProGPT-5 by 36.641.85.2+36.6
- Terminal-Bench 2.1GPT-5 by 27.335.27.9+27.3
- Terminal-Bench HardGPT-5 by 25.832.66.8+25.8
- SciCodeGPT-5 by 11.242.931.7+11.2
ReasoningGPT-5
- SimpleBenchGPT-5 by 2956.727.7+29
- Humanity's Last ExamGPT-5 by 23.628.54.9+23.6
- GPQA DiamondGPT-5 by 18.385.467.1+18.3
- ARC-AGI-2GPT-5 by 9.99.90+9.9
- CritPtGPT-5 by 5.75.70+5.7
FactsGPT-5
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGPT-5 by 15.440.324.9+15.4
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGPT-5 by 6.717.811.1+6.7
Images and chartsGPT-5
Other results10 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- HMMT Feb. 2025GPT-5 by 8088.38.3+80
- Aider-PolyglotGPT-5 by 72.48815.6+72.4
- AIME 2025GPT-5 by 72.194.622.5+72.1
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)GPT-5 by 6784.817.8+67
- ARC-AGI-1GPT-5 by 61.365.74.4+61.3
- LiveCodeBenchGPT-5 by 40.183.543.4+40.1
- AA-OmniscienceGPT-5 by 33.1-8.7-41.9+33.1
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGPT-5 by 21.537.816.3+21.5
- AA IntelligenceGPT-5 by 132310+13
- MMLU-ProGPT-5 by 6.687.180.5+6.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, GPT-5 or Llama 4 Maverick?
GPT-5 wins all seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Llama 4 Maverick wins none, but costs 90% less.
Which is better for coding?
GPT-5. It wins 5 of the 5 coding tests both models report; Llama 4 Maverick wins none.
Which is cheaper?
GPT-5 costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.25 and $0.87. That makes Llama 4 Maverick about 90% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 28 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 18 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.