Claude 4 Haiku vs Llama 4 Maverick

Performance benchmarks + pricing comparison — updated April 2026

Claude 4 Haiku

Anthropic

Updated Haiku model with improved reasoning over Claude 3.5 Haiku. Fast and affordable for high-volume tasks.

Input$0.800/M
Output$4.00/M
Context200K tokens
Best ForHigh-volume tasks, simple queries, cost-sensitive workflows
Benchmark55/100

Llama 4 Maverick

Meta

Meta's Llama 4 flagship model. Strong multimodal and coding with MoE architecture.

Input$0.400/M
Output$1.60/M
Context10M tokens
Best ForComplex multimodal tasks, coding, long-context analysis

Cost Comparison by Scenario

Estimated cost per project with 30% cache hit rate. Actual costs may vary based on usage patterns.

ScenarioClaude 4 HaikuLlama 4 MaverickSavings
Small Script (1K lines) $0.16 $0.06 Llama 4 Maverick saves $0.10 (62%)
Medium Feature (10K lines) $1.24 $0.46 Llama 4 Maverick saves $0.78 (63%)
Large Project (50K lines) $6.21 $2.30 Llama 4 Maverick saves $3.91 (63%)
Code Review (5K lines) $0.32 $0.11 Llama 4 Maverick saves $0.21 (66%)

Verdict

Llama 4 Maverick wins on both price and performance — $0.400/M input with a benchmark score of N/A/100.

For most developers, this is the clear choice between these two models.

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