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Meta: Llama 4 Maverick vs OpenAI: GPT-4o

Meta: Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4o: compare current API pricing, context, provider routes, privacy, p50 latency, and OpenAI-compatible access.

Verify gateway

Onebase URL to migrate

100sof models and routes

0prompt or output logs. Always.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Meta: Llama 4 Maverick has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Their context windows are the same size.

$0.94528/1MMeta: Llama 4 Maverick cheapest route

$13.1875/1MOpenAI: GPT-4o cheapest route

866 msMeta: Llama 4 Maverick fastest measured p50 TTFT via parasail

1521 msOpenAI: GPT-4o fastest measured p50 TTFT via lightning

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Meta: Llama 4 MaverickOpenAI: GPT-4o

Model idmeta-llama/llama-4-maverickopenai/gpt-4o

Publisher Cerebras OpenAI

AI IQ IQ 85#127 IQ 81#133

Context128,000 tokens128,000 tokens

Credits provider routes32

Cheapest route$0.94528/1M$13.1875/1M

Cached input$0.17935/1M$1.31875/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFT866 ms via parasail1521 ms via lightning

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

Meta: Llama 4 Maverick routes

Overview3 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

OpenAI: GPT-4o routes

Overview2 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/llama-4-maverick",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Meta: Llama 4 Maverick or OpenAI: GPT-4o?

Meta: Llama 4 Maverick has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Their context windows are the same size.

Is Meta: Llama 4 Maverick or OpenAI: GPT-4o cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.94528/1M for Meta: Llama 4 Maverick and $13.1875/1M for OpenAI: GPT-4o. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Meta: Llama 4 Maverick or OpenAI: GPT-4o faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 866 ms for Meta: Llama 4 Maverick and 1521 ms for OpenAI: GPT-4o. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Meta: Llama 4 Maverick and OpenAI: GPT-4o with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between meta-llama/llama-4-maverick and openai/gpt-4o. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.