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Llama 4 Maverick API cost calculator
Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens on the Meta API, with a 1.0M-token context window. A typical request (2K input, 500 output tokens) costs $0.0008 — about $24.00/month at 1,000 requests per day. Use the calculator below to model your exact workload.
Find me a cheaper modelWhat real workloads cost on Llama 4 Maverick
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Per request | Per 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0003 | $0.34 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0012 | $1.20 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.0048 | $4.80 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.02 | $24.00 |
Llama 4 Maverick vs other Meta models
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 4 Maverick | $0.20 | $0.80 | 1.0M |
| Llama Guard 4 12B | $0.18 | $0.18 | 1.0M |
| Llama 4 Scout | $0.10 | $0.30 | 1.3M |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.10 | $0.32 | 131K |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.03 | $0.20 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Llama 4 Maverick cost per 1M tokens?
According to current pricing data, Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens. Processing 1M tokens each way costs $1.00.
What does a typical API request to Llama 4 Maverick cost?
A typical request with 2,000 input tokens and 500 output tokens costs $0.0008. At 1,000 requests per day that is $0.80 daily, or about $24.00 per month.
What is Llama 4 Maverick's context window?
Llama 4 Maverick supports a 1.0M-token context window (1,048,576 tokens).
Does Llama 4 Maverick support prompt caching?
No cache-read pricing is published for Llama 4 Maverick, so every input token is billed at the full $0.20 per 1M rate.
What is a cheaper alternative to Llama 4 Maverick?
Ling-2.6-flash from Inclusionai is currently the cheapest comparable option at $0.01 per 1M input tokens versus $0.20 for Llama 4 Maverick — roughly 20x cheaper on input.
Compare all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, see Llama 4 Maverick vs Ling-2.6-flash pricing, or run Llama 4 Maverick head-to-head against other models in the side-by-side comparison playground.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.