GPT-5.5 vs Llama 4 Maverick
| Signal | GPT-5.5 | Delta | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +33 | |
Benchmarks | 93 | +23 | |
Pricing | 70 | -29 | |
Context window size | 96 | +0 | |
Recency | 100 | +56 | |
Output Capacity | 85 | +15 | |
| Overall Result | 5 wins | of 6 | 1 wins |
Score History
92.7
current score
GPT-5.5
right now
67.9
current score
GPT-5.5
OpenAI
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick saves you $1940.00/month
That's $23280.00/year compared to GPT-5.5 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 | Llama 4 Maverick | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 93 | 68 | GPT-5.5 |
| Rank | #13 | #173 | GPT-5.5 |
| Quality Rank | #13 | #173 | GPT-5.5 |
| Adoption Rank | #13 | #173 | GPT-5.5 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1050K | 1049K | GPT-5.5 |
| Pricing | $5.00/$30.00/M | $0.20/$0.80/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 67 | GPT-5.5 |
| Benchmarks | 93 | 70 | GPT-5.5 |
| Pricing | 70 | 99 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Context window size | 96 | 96 | GPT-5.5 |
| Recency | 100 | 44 | GPT-5.5 |
| Output Capacity | 85 | 70 | GPT-5.5 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 93/100 (rank #13), placing it in the top 96% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 68/100 (rank #173), placing it in the top 41% of all 290 models tracked.
GPT-5.5 has a 25-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose GPT-5.5 when you need:
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Choose Llama 4 Maverick when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Llama 4 Maverick offers 97% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $15.00/month with Llama 4 Maverick vs $525.00/month with GPT-5.5 - a $510.00 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Llama 4 Maverick also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1050K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.80/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (93/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GPT-5.5 clearly outperforms Llama 4 Maverick with a significant 24.799999999999997-point lead. For most general use cases, GPT-5.5 is the stronger choice. However, Llama 4 Maverick may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
GPT-5.5
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Llama 4 Maverick
97% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-5.5
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-5.5
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-5.5
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | GPT-5.5 | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
GPT-5.5
OpenAI
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick saves you $43.68/month
That's 97% cheaper than GPT-5.5 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-5.5 | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1.1M | 1.0M |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 16,384 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Apr 24, 2026 | Apr 5, 2025 |