Llama 4 Maverick vs Phi 4 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Llama 4 Maverick vs. Phi 4
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Overview

Phi 4 was released 2 months before Llama 4 Maverick.
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick
Phi 4Phi 4
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Meta logoMeta
Microsoft logoMicrosoft
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
1M
tokens
16.4K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
16.4K
tokens
16.4K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
April 5th, 2025
January 10th, 2025
Knowledge Cutoff
Latest training-data date reported by the provider
August 31, 2024
June 30, 2024

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Llama 4 Maverick
Phi 4
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
Llama4Other
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Llama 4 Maverick is roughly 2.9x more expensive compared to Phi 4 for input tokens and roughly 5.7x more expensive for output tokens.
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick
Phi 4Phi 4
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.20
per million tokens
$0.07
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million output tokens
$0.80
per million tokens
$0.14
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Llama 4 Maverick and Phi 4.
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick
Phi 4Phi 4
Intelligence Index
Overall model quality across independent evaluations
14.3
(Artificial Analysis index; higher is better)
Benchmark not available.
Coding Index
Programming performance across independent evaluations
16.3
(Artificial Analysis index; higher is better)
Benchmark not available.
Agentic Index
Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks
1.3
(Artificial Analysis index; higher is better)
Benchmark not available.
Best Design Arena Score
Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas
971 Elo
(#95 in 3D (40.2% win rate))
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Llama 4 Maverick and Phi 4 unique.
Meta logoLlama 4 Maverick by Meta understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Very affordable at $0.20/M input and $0.80/M output tokens. Released April 5th, 2025.
Microsoft logoPhi 4 by Microsoft generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 16.4K token context window. Very affordable at $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output tokens. Released January 10th, 2025.

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