DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V4 Pro versus Llama 4 Maverick specifications and price.
metric	DeepSeek V4 Pro	Llama 4 Maverick
Input / 1M	$0.43	$0.15
Output / 1M	$0.87	$0.60
Context	1.0M	1.0M
Cost @ typical workload	$217/mo	$105/mo
Modality	Text only	text + image
Price source	list	routed
Provider	DeepSeek	Meta

Which should you pick?

On a typical workload, Llama 4 Maverick costs $105/mo against DeepSeek V4 Pro's $217/mo — roughly 2.1× cheaper. But the ranking depends on your output-to-input ratio: output is the pricier direction for both, so an output-heavy job (code generation, long answers) widens the gap while an input-heavy one (summarization, retrieval) narrows it. Both share the same context window, so that's not a deciding factor here. Only Llama 4 Maverick accepts image input — decisive if your prompts include images.

These are list and routed market prices, not measured outcomes. Two models at the same rate can still cost different amounts to finish the same task, because verbose or reasoning-heavy models emit more tokens. That gap is exactly what measured cost-per-task captures.

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Pro or Llama 4 Maverick cheaper?

For a typical workload (1,500 input + 500 output tokens × 200,000 requests/month), Llama 4 Maverick costs $105/mo versus $217/mo for DeepSeek V4 Pro — about 2.1× less. Because output is priced higher than input, the winner can flip if your workload writes much more or less than this; check your own numbers in the calculator.

What's the main difference between DeepSeek V4 Pro and Llama 4 Maverick?

On price, DeepSeek V4 Pro is $0.43/$0.87 per 1M (in/out) and Llama 4 Maverick is $0.15/$0.60. Both carry the same context window. Llama 4 Maverick also accepts image input, while DeepSeek V4 Pro is text-only.

More comparisons

DeepSeek V4 Pro and Llama 4 Maverick — full specs and price history.
API cost calculator — compare on your own workload.
All comparisons — the full head-to-head index.