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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus leads Llama 4 Maverick on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 14.8 to 9.3, at about the same output price ($1.0142 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 44 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus Replace Llama 4 Maverick
DeepSeek V3.1 TerminusDeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.0142
44
Llama 4 MaverickMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
21.8
Output $/M
$1.00
0
vs boards won of 44 shared

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Llama 4 Maverick: which to pick

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

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model ADeepSeek V3.1 TerminusDeepSeekNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BLlama 4 MaverickMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmark$1.491 per solved task
Shared results
44
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus only
1
Llama 4 Maverick only
41
Like-for-like categories
8 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
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus not benchmarked, Llama 4 Maverick not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 52.6 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
AA Math Index: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus 89.7 against Llama 4 Maverick 19.3, 70.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus $1.0142 against Llama 4 Maverick $1.00 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus takes 164K 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
CategoryDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusBarsLlama 4 MaverickTies
Coding70
Intelligence10
Agentic work20
Reasoning50
Math30
Knowledge50
Web design60
General150
All shared boards440
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index70
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 4 MaverickLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured15.6%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured21.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
AA Coding Index43.516.3DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured47.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)79.8%39.7%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
SciCode38.0%31.7%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)31.8%6.8%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
WeirdMLNot measured24.5%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
ALE-Bench745.2173.0DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: coding14251301DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: software and IT14261299DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Intelligence Index14.89.3DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured132.2Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Agentic Index6.80.6DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
τ²-Bench Telecom37.1%17.8%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 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)79.2%67.1%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)16.4%4.9%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
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 prompts14261281DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1259Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14321295DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1134Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1164Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.4%55.9%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 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 Index89.719.3DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)89.7%19.3%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: math14021299DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1295Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 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)85.1%80.9%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
GeoBenchNot measured52.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: science14511288DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14681275DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: legal and government14571286DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: business and finance14141260DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 4 MaverickLeader
Design Arena: websites1187871DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Design Arena: UI components1182896DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Design Arena: game dev1131837DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Design Arena: data viz1168882DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Design Arena: 3D1141900DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Design Arena: all code categories1175879DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Design Arena: SVG1065Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index150
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 4 MaverickLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured35.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured54.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
IFBench57.0%43.0%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)69.3%50.0%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
DTBench81.3%61.9%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMCA28.6%15.9%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured46.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured62.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text14191287DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: instruction following14041267DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: creative writing14031266DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena VisionNot measured1142Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: English14291303DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: non-English14081269DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1277Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1291Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1206Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1203Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1259Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1293Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: Russian14351286DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: Polish14271275DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: multi-turn14111289DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: longer queries14221280DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: writing and language14091277DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13911250DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1150Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
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 DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusLlama 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

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus$0.0008Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.0008Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus$0.018Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.021Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus$0.071Exceeds the context window
Llama 4 Maverick$0.080Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus 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 DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Llama 4 Maverick
SpecificationDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusMeta Llama 4 Maverick
MakerDeepSeekMeta Llama
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2025April 5, 2025
Context window164K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.3063$0.35
Output $/Mtok$1.0142$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computable$1.491
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus better than Llama 4 Maverick for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Llama 4 Maverick?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus costs $0.3063 per million input tokens and $1.0142 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, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick, with 524K tokens against 164K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Llama 4 Maverick comparison based on?

44 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus'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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