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Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 4 Maverick
A detailed comparison of Gemini 3 Pro (Google) and Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) across pricing, performance, and features.
Pricing Comparison
| Metric | Gemini 3 Pro | Llama 4 Maverick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $0.31 | -85% |
| Output / 1M tokens | $12.00 | $0.85 | -93% |
| Context window | 1M | 1M | — |
| Max output | 65.536K | 32K | — |
Benchmark Comparison
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 89.8% | 80.5% |
| HumanEval | 94% | 90.2% |
| GPQA | 77% | — |
Capabilities
| Capability | Gemini 3 Pro | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| audio | ✓ | ✗ |
| code | ✓ | ✓ |
| reasoning | ✓ | ✗ |
| text | ✓ | ✓ |
| tool-use | ✓ | ✗ |
| vision | ✓ | ✓ |
Gemini 3 Pro Strengths
- ✓Stable and well-tested
- ✓1M token context window
- ✓Strong multimodal with audio
Gemini 3 Pro Weaknesses
- ✗Being superseded by 3.1 Pro
- ✗Context-tiered pricing ($4/$18 above 200K)
Llama 4 Maverick Strengths
- ✓Open-source and self-hostable
- ✓1M context window
- ✓Very competitive via API providers
Llama 4 Maverick Weaknesses
- ✗Requires significant compute to self-host
- ✗Fewer tool-use capabilities than proprietary models
Quick Verdict
Best value: Llama 4 Maverick is the more affordable option at $0.31/$0.85 per 1M tokens.
Higher benchmarks: Gemini 3 Pro scores higher on average across available benchmarks (86.9% avg).
Choose Llama 4 Maverick if cost matters most. Choose Gemini 3 Pro if you need the best possible quality for complex tasks.