Llama 4 Maverick vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Llama 4 Maverick versus Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite specifications and price.
metric	Llama 4 Maverick	Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input / 1M	$0.15	$0.10
Output / 1M	$0.60	$0.40
Context	1.0M	1.0M
Cost @ typical workload	$105/mo	$70.00/mo
Modality	text + image	text + image + audio + video
Price source	routed	list
Provider	Meta	Google

Which should you pick?

On a typical workload, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $70.00/mo against Llama 4 Maverick's $105/mo — roughly 1.5× 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.

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 Llama 4 Maverick or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite cheaper?

For a typical workload (1,500 input + 500 output tokens × 200,000 requests/month), Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $70.00/mo versus $105/mo for Llama 4 Maverick — about 1.5× 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 Llama 4 Maverick and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

On price, Llama 4 Maverick is $0.15/$0.60 per 1M (in/out) and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is $0.10/$0.40. Both carry the same context window.

More comparisons

Llama 4 Maverick and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite — full specs and price history.
API cost calculator — compare on your own workload.
All comparisons — the full head-to-head index.