Meta: Llama 4 Maverick alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
See also: Meta: Llama 4 Maverick model details · Llama 4 family · Meta provider page
Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → | |
| 2 | Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → | |
| 3 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.30 Budget | vs → | |
| 4 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → | |
| 5 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → | |
| 6 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → | |
| 7 | OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.40 Budget | vs → |
| 8 | OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → |
| 9 | Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.26 Budget | vs → |
| 10 | Qwen: Qwen3.5-Flash | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → |
| 11 | xAI: Grok 4 Fast | X Ai | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 2M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 12 | xAI: Grok 4.1 Fast | X Ai | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 2M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 13 | Auto Router | Openrouter | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 2M Ultra context (1M+) | $-1000000.00 Budget | vs → |
| 14 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.13 Budget | vs → |
| 15 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.08 Budget | vs → |