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Nova Lite 1.0 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick leads Nova Lite 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 9.3 to 6.7, and Nova Lite 1.0 costs 4.2x less per output token ($0.24 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 40 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova Lite 1.0 Replace Llama 4 Maverick
Nova Lite 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.24
0
Llama 4 MaverickMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
21.8
Output $/M
$1.00
40
vs boards won of 40 shared

Nova Lite 1.0 or Llama 4 Maverick: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova Lite 1.0 for output tokens 4.2x cheaper ($0.24 vs $1.00 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model ANova Lite 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BLlama 4 MaverickMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmark$1.491 per solved task
Shared results
40
Nova Lite 1.0 only
1
Llama 4 Maverick only
45
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Lite 1.0 not benchmarked, Llama 4 Maverick not benchmarked.
Widest category
General, 12.5 points apart on average over 20 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Nova Lite 1.0 19.0% against Llama 4 Maverick 50.0%, 31.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Lite 1.0 $0.24 against Llama 4 Maverick $1.00 per million output tokens, 4.2x apart.
Context window
Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Llama 4 Maverick 524K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova Lite 1.0BarsLlama 4 MaverickTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math04
Knowledge05
General020
All shared boards040
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured15.6%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured21.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured16.3Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured47.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)16.7%39.7%Llama 4 Maverick
SciCodeNot measured31.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)0.8%6.8%Llama 4 Maverick
WeirdMLNot measured24.5%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
ALE-BenchNot measured173.0Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: coding12391301Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: software and IT12411299Llama 4 Maverick
Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Intelligence Index6.79.3Llama 4 Maverick
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured132.2Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured0.6Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
τ²-Bench Telecom17.5%17.8%Llama 4 Maverick
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured69.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured71.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)43.3%67.1%Llama 4 Maverick
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.3%4.9%Llama 4 Maverick
ARC-AGINot measured4.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured0.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SimpleBenchNot measured27.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12201281Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: expert12011259Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12261295Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1134Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1164Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured55.9%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
AIMENot measured25.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)Not measured85.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MGSM (Vals AI)Not measured92.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
AA Math Index7.019.3Llama 4 Maverick
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%19.3%Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: math12271299Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: mathematical work12351295Llama 4 Maverick
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
MMLU ProNot measured79.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured77.8%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured49.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured66.6%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured58.5%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured43.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured36.5%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)59.0%80.9%Llama 4 Maverick
MMLU77.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
GeoBenchNot measured52.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: science12321288Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12131275Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: legal and government12381286Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: business and finance12191260Llama 4 Maverick
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured871Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured899Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured838Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured882Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured901Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured880Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index020
General benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured35.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured54.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
IFBench34.1%43.0%Llama 4 Maverick
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)19.0%50.0%Llama 4 Maverick
DTBenchNot measured61.9%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMCANot measured15.9%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured46.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured62.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text12291287Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: instruction following12051267Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: creative writing11971266Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Vision9901142Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: English12431303Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: non-English12081269Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: Chinese12251277Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: German12291291Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: Japanese11531206Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: Korean11531203Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: French12381259Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: Spanish12261293Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: Russian12161286Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1275Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn11991289Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: longer queries12341280Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: writing and language12111277Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Text: entertainment and media11761250Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Vision: English9991150Llama 4 Maverick
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1141Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1143Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1100Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1099Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Llama 4 MaverickLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0002Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.0008Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0037Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.021Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.014Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.080Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 4 Maverick
SpecificationAmazon Nova Lite 1.0Meta Llama 4 Maverick
MakerAmazonMeta Llama
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024April 5, 2025
Context window300K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.06$0.35
Output $/Mtok$0.24$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computable$1.491
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Lite 1.0 better than Llama 4 Maverick for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Lite 1.0 for output tokens 4.2x cheaper ($0.24 vs $1.00 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.35 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for Llama 4 Maverick only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Lite 1.0 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick, with 524K tokens against 300K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Lite 1.0 vs Llama 4 Maverick comparison based on?

40 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Lite 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Llama 4 Maverick's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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