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THE MATCHUP

Two models. All the angles.

Find the trade-offs that matter for what you’re building.

Test this pair
MODEL A
MODEL B

Use cases, reply style and everyday cost.

MODEL A
Meta

Llama 4 Maverick

Open possibilities for builders.

Open ecosystemMultilingualMultimodal tasks
Room for context1Mtokens
Reply paceQuick
Example reply$0.0005
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MODEL B
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3

Strong performance. A lighter footprint.

Cost efficiencyMultilingualCode generation
Room for context128Ktokens
Reply paceQuick
Example reply$0.0008
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Where they stand apart

Sample insights, shaped around your next decision.

MODEL B EDGE

For your next build

DeepSeek V3 leads the sample coding score by 3.6 points.

MODEL A EDGE

For a lighter API bill

Llama 4 costs less in a sample request with 1,000 input and 500 output tokens.

MODEL B EDGE

For the hard questions

DeepSeek V3 has the higher illustrative reasoning score. Try your own prompt next.

FOR YOUR DAY-TO-DAY

A practical side-by-side

Mock capabilities
Illustrative model attributes, not verified specifications
What mattersLlama 4DeepSeek V3
Sample focusOpen ecosystemCost efficiency
Example use casesEveryday · WritingEveryday · Coding
Text promptsSupportedSupported
Image understandingIncluded in fixtureText-only fixture
Reply paceQuickQuick
Example reply cost$0.0005$0.0008
6 attributes shownAll capabilities and rates are UI fixtures.
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The numbers behind the choice

Performance and price, together in one view.

THE PERFORMANCE PICTURE

Benchmarks, side by side.

Llama 4DeepSeek V3UI sample / 100
General knowledgeDemo · Knowledge
84.1
86.5
Code generationDemo · Code
85.7
89.3
Complex reasoningDemo · Reasoning
72.5
74.8
Simulated scores · not real evaluations
THE COST OF AN ANSWER

API pricing

USD per 1 million tokensMock rates
Token typeLlama 4DeepSeek V3
InputYour prompt$0.20$0.27
OutputThe response$0.60$1.10
ContextMaximum window1M128K

A lower token price isn’t the whole story. Response length and your workload change the final cost.

Calculate for your workload
MAKE THE NUMBERS YOURS

What would it cost you?

Same workload. Two very different bills.

020,000
010,000
0100,000
ESTIMATED MONTHLY API COSTSimulation
Llama 4 MaverickLOWER COST
$5.00/month
DeepSeek V3
$8.20/month

Llama 4 is 39.0% less for this sample workload. That’s $3.20 a month.

Illustrative, uncached text-token rates. Excludes taxes, retries and other provider charges. No payment is made.

Numbers tell part of the story.

Your prompt tells the rest.

Try them side by side