Llama 4 Maverick was retired from the Meta (via Together) API on March 31, 2026. Prices shown are the last published rates. Meta (via Together) names Muse Glimmer 30B as the replacement. Details
DeepSeek V3 was retired from the DeepSeek API on July 24, 2026. Prices shown are the last published rates. DeepSeek names DeepSeek V4.1 Flash as the replacement. Details
Cost Comparison
| Prompts | Llama 4 Maverick | DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.000560 | $0.000350 |
| 100 | $0.0560 | $0.0350 |
| 1,000 | $0.5600 | $0.3500 |
| 10,000 | $5.60 | $3.50 |
| 100,000 | $56.00 | $35.00 |
Based on 500 input + 500 output tokens per prompt. Prices verified October 2026. Embed this calculator
At 10,000 requests per day, Llama 4 Maverick costs $168.00/month vs DeepSeek V3 at $105.00/month — DeepSeek V3 is 38% cheaper.
| Llama 4 Maverick | DeepSeek V3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.27 / 1M | $0.28 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.85 / 1M | $0.42 / 1M |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Typical prompt | $0.000560 | $0.000350 |
| Batch discount | None | None |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Max output | Not published | Not published |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 2024 | Not published |
| Input types | Text, Images | Text |
| Reasoning mode | No | No |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| Released | April 5, 2025 | December 1, 2025 |
| Status | Retired | Retired |
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Showing a typical prompt (500 input + 500 output tokens) across 28 models. Paste your own prompt above for an exact count.
| Model | Per Prompt | Prompts / $1 | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek V3Retired DeepSeek | $0.0003500.035¢ | 2,857 | $1.05 |
Llama 4 MaverickRetired Meta (via Together) | $0.0005600.056¢ | 1,785 | $1.68 |
GPT-6 LunaCheapest OpenAI | $0.0003000.03¢ | 3,333 | $0.9000 |
| Mistral | $0.0003750.037¢ | 2,666 | $1.13 |
| OpenAI (via Together) | $0.0003750.037¢ | 2,666 | $1.13 |
| OpenAI | $0.0007000.07¢ | 1,428 | $2.10 |
| DeepSeek | $0.0007500.075¢ | 1,333 | $2.25 |
| Meta (via Together) | $0.0009250.092¢ | 1,081 | $2.77 |
| Mistral | $0.00100.1¢ | 1,000 | $3.00 |
| $0.00140.14¢ | 714 | $4.20 | |
| xAI | $0.00190.19¢ | 533 | $5.63 |
| $0.00220.22¢ | 444 | $6.75 | |
| DeepSeek | $0.00260.26¢ | 378 | $7.92 |
| Meta | $0.00270.27¢ | 363 | $8.25 |
| Anthropic | $0.00300.3¢ | 333 | $9.00 |
| xAI | $0.00400.4¢ | 250 | $12.00 |
| Alibaba (Qwen) | $0.00400.4¢ | 250 | $12.00 |
| Mistral | $0.00450.45¢ | 222 | $13.50 |
| OpenAI | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.00700.7¢ | 142 | $21.00 |
| $0.00700.7¢ | 142 | $21.00 | |
| Moonshot AI | $0.00900.9¢ | 111 | $27.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.0120 | 83 | $36.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.0120 | 83 | $36.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.0300 | 33 | $90.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.0300 | 33 | $90.00 |
Prices from official provider pricing pages, verified October 2026.
Llama 4 Maverick vs DeepSeek V3 — Frequently Asked Questions
DeepSeek V3 is 37% cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick. One typical prompt (500 input + 500 output tokens) costs $0.000560 on Llama 4 Maverick and $0.000350 on DeepSeek V3. Llama 4 Maverick charges $0.27/$0.85 per million tokens (input/output) vs DeepSeek V3's $0.28/$0.42.
It depends on your priorities. DeepSeek V3 is more cost-effective at $0.3500 per 1,000 prompts. Llama 4 Maverick may offer different capabilities or quality. Llama 4 Maverick has a 1M context window vs DeepSeek V3's 131K. Use the calculator above to compare at your actual volume.
Beyond price: Llama 4 Maverick accepts text and images, has a knowledge cutoff of August 2024, has no reasoning mode and has open weights you can self-host. DeepSeek V3 accepts text, has no reasoning mode and has open weights you can self-host. Llama 4 Maverick has a 1M context window and DeepSeek V3 131K. See the specs table above for a side-by-side view.
At 10,000 requests per day, switching from Llama 4 Maverick to DeepSeek V3 saves about $63.00/month — a 37% cut on every call. Savings scale linearly with volume.
At 100,000 daily requests, Llama 4 Maverick costs $1,680.00/month and DeepSeek V3 costs $1,050.00/month — a difference of $630.00/month.