Llama 4 Maverick vs Pixtral Large
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Llama 4 Maverick is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five 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.
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video30Llama 4 Maverick3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Llama 4 Maverick2 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Llama 4 Maverick1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Llama 4 Maverick1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Llama 4 Maverick1 of 1 test
Coding, 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.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Llama 4 Maverick pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+38points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+16.6points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+11.5points ahead
Where Pixtral Large pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningLlama 4 Maverick
- GPQA DiamondLlama 4 Maverick by 16.667.150.5+16.6
- Humanity's Last ExamLlama 4 Maverick by 2.14.92.8+2.1
Images and chartsLlama 4 Maverick
Following instructionsLlama 4 Maverick
- IFBenchLlama 4 Maverick by 8.54334.5+8.5
Other results4 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.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Pixtral Large by 18.717.836.5+18.7
- AA IntelligenceLlama 4 Maverick by 2.9107.1+2.9
- ChartQALlama 4 Maverick by 1.99088.1+1.9
- DocVQALlama 4 Maverick by 1.194.493.3+1.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, Llama 4 Maverick or Pixtral Large?
Llama 4 Maverick wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Pixtral Large wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Llama 4 Maverick. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 8 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 4 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.