DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)

Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct) is about 2.5× cheaper than DeepSeek-V4-Flash on blended token cost ($0.262 vs $0.66 per 1M). DeepSeek-V4-Flash (DeepSeek) is $0.66/1M blended, 1M context. Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct) (Meta) is $0.262/1M blended, 1M context.

Last verified: 19 Aug 2026 · prices from official provider documentation

SpecDeepSeek-V4-FlashLlama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)
ProviderDeepSeekMeta
StatusPreviewGA
Input $/1M$0.44$0.15
Output $/1M$1.32$0.6
Blended $/1M$0.66$0.262
Context1M1M
Max output384K
Cutoff2024-08