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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct vs Gemini 2.0 Flash

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

  1. Meta

    Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct

    Released Apr 5, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI132.2
    • Price$0.321 / $0.91
    • Context1M
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    Gemini 2.0 Flash

    Released Dec 11, 2024

    65/100
    • ECI134.7
    • Price—
    • Context1.05M
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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 FlashLlama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct: Text, Images · Gemini 2.0 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructGemini 2.0 Flash
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)67%5659
Inputs & features20%5090
Context window13%6061
Overall100%55/10065/100

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.

Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct vs Gemini 2.0 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama 4 Maverick 17B InstructMetaGemini 2.0 FlashGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)132.2134.7 (best)
ECI rank#122 of 148#116 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions67.0%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics20.6%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.321—
Output$0.91—
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.468—
Long-context rateSame rate—
Price sourceMedian of 6 providers—
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID——
API providers6—
ReleasedApr 5, 2025Dec 11, 2024
Knowledge cutoffAug 2024Jun 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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

Which should you choose?

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

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

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 Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct and Gemini 2.0 Flash 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: Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct up to 16,384, Gemini 2.0 Flash 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. 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: 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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