Grok 4.3 (High) vs Llama 4 Maverick
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI or Llama 4 Maverick by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.3 (High) scores 15.6 points higher (24.9 vs 9.3) but costs 8.3× as much to run the benchmark ($363 vs $44.0; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.3 (High) when you need intelligence above 9.3, and Llama 4 Maverick when 9.3 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.3 (High) | Llama 4 Maverick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.9 | 9.3 | −62.7% Llama 4 Maverick is 62.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $363.24 | $43.98 | −87.9% Llama 4 Maverick is 87.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.84s | 10.82s | −61.1% Llama 4 Maverick is 61.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $2.50 | $0.25 / $0.92 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Llama 4 Maverick vs Grok 4.3 (High): 62.7% less intelligence, 87.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 61.1% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Llama 4 Maverick is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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