GPT-4.1 Nano vs Llama 4 Maverick

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

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GPT-4.1 Nano

OpenAI

Overall 70

fast

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Llama 4 Maverick

Meta

Overall 86

standard

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

GPT-4.1 NanoLlama 4 Maverick

Comparison of GPT-4.1 Nano vs Llama 4 Maverick
Metric	GPT-4.1 Nano	Llama 4 Maverick
Input Price / 1M	$0.10	$0.20
Output Price / 1M	$0.40	$0.60
Combined Price / 1M	$0.50	$0.80
Context Window	1,047,576	1,000,000
Coding Score	75	87
Reasoning Score	72	88
Vision Score	60	85
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	fast	standard
Release Date	4/14/2025	3/5/2025

GPT-4.1 Nano — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Lowest OpenAI cost
1M context

Weaknesses

Limited on complex generation

Llama 4 Maverick — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

1M open context
Multimodal
Very low API cost

Weaknesses

Newer ecosystem
Variable hosted quality

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick scores 87 vs 75 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick leads on writing quality (82 vs 74).

Long Context

GPT-4.1 Nano offers 1M tokens vs 1M.

Cost Efficiency

GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper at $0.50/M combined vs $0.80/M.

Enterprise Use

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.