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GPT-5.4 Pro vs Llama 4 Maverick

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

60.89/100
Margin
37.4pts
← winning
23.49/100
1 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 Pro #44 (Estimated); Llama 4 Maverick #191 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 Pro and Llama 4 Maverick share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to GPT-5.4 Pro; 16 to Llama 4 Maverick.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
2
GPT-5.4 Pro only
10
Llama 4 Maverick only
16
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GPT-5.4 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Llama 4 Maverick only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GPT-5.4 Pro is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 60.89 to 23.49. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.4 Pro's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 46.9 against 0.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), 50.000% to 0.690%.

GPT-5.4 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $30.00 input / $180.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Maverick. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.4 Pro is the reasoning model in the pair, while Llama 4 Maverick is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5.4 Pro gives you the larger context window at 1.05M, compared with 1M for Llama 4 Maverick.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.4 Pro and Llama 4 Maverick
CategoryGPT-5.4 ProΔLlama 4 Maverick
MathGPT-5.4 Pro46.9Margin 46.2Llama 4 Maverick0.7
AgenticGPT-5.4 Pro89.3MarginNo overlapLlama 4 MaverickNot measured
ReasoningGPT-5.4 Pro83.3MarginNo overlapLlama 4 MaverickNot measured
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 Pro58.7MarginNo overlapLlama 4 MaverickNot measured
MultimodalGPT-5.4 Pro94.0MarginNo overlapLlama 4 MaverickNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GPT-5.4 ProB · Llama 4 Maverick
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 50.000%B 0.690%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 ProΔ 49.3
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GPT-5.4 Pro scored 50.000%; Llama 4 Maverick scored 0.690%. GPT-5.4 Pro wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 Pro$30 input / $180 outputLlama 4 Maverick$0 input / $0 outputLlama 4 Maverick has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 Pro74 tok/sLlama 4 Maverick121 tok/sLlama 4 Maverick has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 Pro151.79 sLlama 4 Maverick0.95 sLlama 4 Maverick reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 Pro1.05MLlama 4 Maverick1MGPT-5.4 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
BrowseCompSource 89.3%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.3%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 17.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource -16Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA Coding IndexSource 16.3%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 33.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
ARC-AGI-2Source 83.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 30.0%0.0%GPT-5.4 Pro leads
AA-LCRSource 46.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
HLESource 58.7%Not comparable
FrontierScienceSource 36.7%Not comparable
FrontierScience ResearchSource 36.7%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 42.7%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.3%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 67.1%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 4.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.3%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 87.3%Not comparable
MathGPT-5.4 Pro wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
IPhO 2025 (Theory)Source 93.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath (legacy)Source 50%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 50.000%0.690%GPT-5.4 Pro leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 37.500%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
MMMU-ProSource 94%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 62.1%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 901Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProLlama 4 MaverickResult
AA-IFBenchSource 43.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 Pro or Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.4 Pro is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 60.89 to 23.49. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 50.000% and 0.690%.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.4 Pro or Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 46.9 versus 0.7. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GPT-5.4 Pro
API / mo$157,500
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Llama 4 Maverick
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,610
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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