Head to head
Llama 4 MaverickvsMistral Small 3
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Mistral Small 3 costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Llama 4 Maverick at $0.0002 — ▼ 4.5x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.03 a month.
On output token price alone Mistral Small 3 looks 10x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Llama 4 Maverick and Mistral Small 3| Figure | Llama 4 Maverick | Mistral Small 3 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.2 | $0.05 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.8 | $0.08 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.2 | $0.05 |
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| Pass rate | 69% | 61% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0002measured | $0.0000measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.04 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings