Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick

Gemini 2.5 Flash versus Llama 4 Maverick specifications and price.
metric	Gemini 2.5 Flash	Llama 4 Maverick
Input / 1M	$0.30	$0.15
Output / 1M	$2.50	$0.60
Context	1.0M	1.0M
Cost @ typical workload	$340/mo	$105/mo
Modality	text + image + audio + video	text + image
Price source	list	routed
Provider	Google	Meta

Which should you pick?

On a typical workload, Llama 4 Maverick costs $105/mo against Gemini 2.5 Flash's $340/mo — roughly 3.2× 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 Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 $340/mo for Gemini 2.5 Flash — about 3.2× 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 Gemini 2.5 Flash and Llama 4 Maverick?

On price, Gemini 2.5 Flash is $0.30/$2.50 per 1M (in/out) and Llama 4 Maverick is $0.15/$0.60. Both carry the same context window.

More comparisons

Gemini 2.5 Flash 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.