Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct vs Gemini 2.0 Flash vs DeepSeek-V3
Gemini 2.0 Flash comes out ahead, 65 to 55 and 45 on our weighted score.
MetaLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct
55/100- ECI132.2
- Price$0.321 / $0.91
- Context1M
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.0 Flash
65/100- ECI134.7
- Price—
- Context1.05M
DeepSeekDeepSeek-V3
45/100- ECI132.3
- Price$0.32 / $1.10
- Context131K
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) and DeepSeek-V3 (45). 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 · DeepSeek-V3 132.3 · Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct 132.2
- Lowest priceLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct $0.468 · DeepSeek-V3 $0.515 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 · DeepSeek-V3 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.0 FlashLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct: Text, Images · Gemini 2.0 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · DeepSeek-V3: Text
- Self-hostingLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct and DeepSeek-V3Publishes downloadable weights (DeepSeek Model License)
| Measure | Weight | Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct | Gemini 2.0 Flash | DeepSeek-V3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 67% | 56 | 59 | 56 |
| Inputs & features | 20% | 50 | 90 | 25 |
| Context window | 13% | 60 | 61 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 55/100 | 65/100 | 45/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Llama 4 Maverick 17B InstructMeta | Gemini 2.0 FlashGoogle | DeepSeek-V3DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 132.2 | 134.7 (best) | 132.3 |
| ECI rank | #122 of 148 | #116 of 148 (best) | #121 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 67.0% (best) | — | 56.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 20.6% (best) | — | 15.8% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.321 | — | $0.32 (best) |
| Output | $0.91 (best) | — | $1.10 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.468 (best) | — | $0.515 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 6 providers | — | Median of 5 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenDeepSeek Model License |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 6 (best) | — | 5 |
| Released | Apr 5, 2025 | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct$5.03
- Gemini 2.0 Flash—
- DeepSeek-V3$5.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct, Gemini 2.0 Flash or DeepSeek-V3?
Gemini 2.0 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct (55) and DeepSeek-V3 (45). It leads on capability and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.
Which is cheaper, Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct, Gemini 2.0 Flash or DeepSeek-V3?
Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct is cheaper at $0.321 input / $0.91 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers). DeepSeek-V3 costs $0.32 input / $1.10 output per million tokens (median across 5 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 $0.515 for DeepSeek-V3 (1.1× as much). 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), DeepSeek-V3 132.3 (#121 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 127.5–135.5), so treat the gap as small.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct, Gemini 2.0 Flash and DeepSeek-V3 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. All three 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 and 131,072 for DeepSeek-V3. Maximum output per response: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct up to 16,384, Gemini 2.0 Flash up to 8,192, DeepSeek-V3 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct accepts text and images; Gemini 2.0 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; DeepSeek-V3 accepts text. Gemini 2.0 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct and DeepSeek-V3 publishes its weights (DeepSeek Model License) 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. DeepSeek-V3 came out Dec 26, 2024; Gemini 2.0 Flash came out Dec 11, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct Aug 2024, Gemini 2.0 Flash Jun 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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