Compare/Reka Flash 3 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Reka Flash 3vsLlama 4 Maverick

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

Reka AI

Reka Flash 3

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
99 tok/s
TTFT
1.39s
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Llama 4 Maverick

Input
$0.35/M
Output
$0.85/M
Speed
109 tok/s
TTFT
0.66s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Reka Flash 3
Faster (tok/s)
Llama 4 Maverick
Lower Latency
Llama 4 Maverick
Benchmarks (5-7)
Llama 4 Maverick

Pricing Comparison

MetricReka Flash 3Llama 4 Maverick
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.35
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.85
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Reka Flash 3$0.28
Llama 4 Maverick$0.43

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Reka Flash 3
99 tok/s
Llama 4 Maverick
109 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Reka Flash 3
1.39s
Llama 4 Maverick
0.66s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.518.4
Coding Index
8.915.6
Math Index
33.719.3
GPQA Diamond
52.9%67.1%
MMLU-Pro
66.9%80.9%
LiveCodeBench
43.5%39.7%
AIME 2025
33.7%19.3%
MATH-500
89.3%88.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%4.8%
SciCode
26.7%33.1%
IFBench
30.4%43.0%
TerminalBench
0.0%6.8%
Reka Flash 35 wins
7 winsLlama 4 Maverick

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Reka Flash 3 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Reka Flash 3 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.35/M tokens vs $0.47/M for Llama 4 Maverick.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Llama 4 Maverick wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Reka Flash 3. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama 4 Maverick generates tokens faster at 109 tok/s vs 99 tok/s. However, Llama 4 Maverick has lower time-to-first-token (0.66s vs 1.39s).

When should I use Reka Flash 3 vs Llama 4 Maverick?

Choose based on your priorities: Reka Flash 3 for lower cost, Llama 4 Maverick for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama 4 Maverick for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.