Compare/Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct vs Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 InstructvsLlama 4 Maverick

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.825/M
Speed
67 tok/s
TTFT
1.26s
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Llama 4 Maverick

Input
$0.35/M
Output
$0.85/M
Speed
114 tok/s
TTFT
0.64s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Llama 4 Maverick
Lower Latency
Llama 4 Maverick
Benchmarks (12-0)
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 235B A22B 2507 InstructLlama 4 Maverick
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.35
Output ($/M tokens)$0.825$0.85
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct$0.28
Llama 4 Maverick$0.43

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct
67 tok/s
Llama 4 Maverick
114 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct
1.26s
Llama 4 Maverick
0.64s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
25.018.4
Coding Index
22.115.6
Math Index
71.719.3
GPQA Diamond
75.3%67.1%
MMLU-Pro
82.8%80.9%
LiveCodeBench
52.4%39.7%
AIME 2025
71.7%19.3%
MATH-500
98.0%88.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
10.6%4.8%
SciCode
36.0%33.1%
IFBench
46.1%43.0%
TerminalBench
15.2%6.8%
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct12 wins
0 winsLlama 4 Maverick

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct or Llama 4 Maverick?

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.36/M tokens vs $0.47/M for Llama 4 Maverick.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Llama 4 Maverick. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama 4 Maverick generates tokens faster at 114 tok/s vs 67 tok/s. However, Llama 4 Maverick has lower time-to-first-token (0.64s vs 1.26s).

When should I use Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct vs Llama 4 Maverick?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct for lower cost, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama 4 Maverick for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.