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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct

Gemini 2.0 Flash comes out ahead, 65 to 55 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.0 Flash

    Released Dec 11, 2024

    65/100
    • ECI134.7
    • Price—
    • Context1.05M
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  2. Meta

    Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct

    Released Apr 5, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI132.2
    • Price$0.321 / $0.91
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct

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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.0 Flash is our pick

Gemini 2.0 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct (55). It leads on capability and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.0 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.0 Flash 134.7 · Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct 132.2
  • Lowest priceLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct $0.468 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Gemini 2.0 Flash unpriced
  • Longest contextGemini 2.0 FlashGemini 2.0 Flash 1,048,576 · Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.0 FlashGemini 2.0 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.0 FlashLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)67%5956
Inputs & features20%9050
Context window13%6160
Overall100%65/10055/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.0 FlashGoogleLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructMeta
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)134.7 (best)132.2
ECI rank#116 of 148 (best)#122 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—67.0%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—20.6%
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.321
Output—$0.91
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)—$0.468
Long-context rate—Same rate
Price source—Median of 6 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)1,000,000 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens16,384 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model ID——
API providers—6
ReleasedDec 11, 2024Apr 5, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJun 2024Aug 2024
03 — Cost

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  • Gemini 2.0 Flash—
  • Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct$5.03
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.0 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct?

Gemini 2.0 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct (55). It leads on capability and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct?

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct is cheaper at $0.321 input / $0.91 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.468 per million tokens for Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct versus . Gemini 2.0 Flash has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.0 Flash 134.7 (#116 of 148) and Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct 132.2 (#122 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (124.3–136.7 vs 128.0–134.1), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.0 Flash and Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 2.0 Flash leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.0 Flash has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.0 Flash up to 8,192, Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.0 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct accepts text and images. Gemini 2.0 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.0 Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct is the newest, released Apr 5, 2025. Gemini 2.0 Flash came out Dec 11, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.0 Flash Jun 2024, Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct Aug 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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