Llama 4 Maverick vs Phi 4
| Signal | Llama 4 Maverick | Delta | Phi 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | +33 | |
Benchmarks | 76 | +11 | |
Pricing | 99 | -1 | |
Context window size | 96 | +29 | |
Recency | 35 | +16 | |
Output Capacity | 67 | +1 | |
| Overall Result | 5 wins | of 6 | 1 wins |
Score History
70.7
current score
Llama 4 Maverick
right now
60.2
current score
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
Phi 4
Microsoft
Phi 4 saves you $37.38/month
That's $448.50/year compared to Llama 4 Maverick at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Llama 4 Maverick | Phi 4 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71 | 60 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Rank | #165 | #216 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Quality Rank | #165 | #216 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Adoption Rank | #165 | #216 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1049K | 16K | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Pricing | $0.19/$0.65/M | $0.07/$0.14/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 33 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Benchmarks | 76 | 65 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Pricing | 99 | 100 | Phi 4 |
| Context window size | 96 | 67 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Recency | 35 | 20 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Output Capacity | 67 | 67 | Llama 4 Maverick |
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 71/100 (rank #165), placing it in the top 43% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 60/100 (rank #216), placing it in the top 26% of all 290 models tracked.
Llama 4 Maverick has a 11-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick when you need:
- Processing long documents or large codebases (1049K token context)
- Multimodal workflows that require image understanding
- Agentic applications using tool/function calling
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Choose Phi 4 when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Phi 4 offers 75% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $3.15/month with Phi 4 vs $12.60/month with Llama 4 Maverick - a $9.45 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. Phi 4 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1049K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.14/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (71/100) 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
Llama 4 Maverick clearly outperforms Phi 4 with a significant 10.5-point lead. For most general use cases, Llama 4 Maverick is the stronger choice. However, Phi 4 may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
Llama 4 Maverick
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Phi 4
75% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Llama 4 Maverick
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Llama 4 Maverick
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Llama 4 Maverick
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Meta
- 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 | Llama 4 Maverick | Phi 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
Phi 4
Microsoft
Phi 4 saves you $0.8265/month
That's 74% cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick 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 | Llama 4 Maverick | Phi 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1.0M | 16K |
| Max Output Tokens | 16,384 | 14,745 |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes |
| Created | Apr 5, 2025 | Jan 10, 2025 |