Llama 4 Maverick vs Solar Pro 3
Which is better for the money: Llama 4 Maverick by Meta or Solar Pro 3 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Llama 4 Maverick
Solar Pro 3 vs Llama 4 Maverick: 16.1% less intelligence, 262.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 74.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Llama 4 Maverick | Solar Pro 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.3 | 7.8 | −16.1% Solar Pro 3 is 16.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $43.98 | $159.22 | +262.0% Solar Pro 3 is 3.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 10.82s | 18.88s | +74.5% Solar Pro 3 is 74.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $0.92 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Llama 4 Maverick is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Solar Pro 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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