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Gemma 4 31B vs Llama 4 Maverick

Gemma 4 31B leads Llama 4 Maverick on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 14.7 to 9.3, and Gemma 4 31B costs 2.5x less per output token ($0.40 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 51 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemma 4 31B Replace Llama 4 Maverick
Gemma 4 31BGoogle
Coding
39.0
Overall
42.1
Output $/M
$0.40
51
Llama 4 MaverickMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
21.8
Output $/M
$1.00
0
vs boards won of 51 shared

Gemma 4 31B or Llama 4 Maverick: which to pick

Only Gemma 4 31B has a coding score, 39.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Llama 4 Maverick has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Llama 4 Maverick for a larger context window (524K against 262K tokens).

Model AGemma 4 31BGoogle39.0/1002 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved taskModel BLlama 4 MaverickMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmark$1.491 per solved task
Shared results
51
Gemma 4 31B only
20
Llama 4 Maverick only
34
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
Gemma 4 31B 39.0 from 2 benchmarks, Llama 4 Maverick not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 27.8 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemma 4 31B 65.5% against Llama 4 Maverick 17.8%, 47.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemma 4 31B $0.40 against Llama 4 Maverick $1.00 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
Context window
Gemma 4 31B takes 262K 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
CategoryGemma 4 31BBarsLlama 4 MaverickTies
Coding70
Intelligence20
Agentic work20
Reasoning80
Math20
Knowledge50
General250
All shared boards510
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index70
Coding benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured15.6%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured21.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveBench coding49.0%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LMArena WebDev1367Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
AA Coding Index43.416.3Gemma 4 31B
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured47.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured39.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SciCode45.5%31.7%Gemma 4 31B
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)36.4%6.8%Gemma 4 31B
WeirdML52.3%24.5%Gemma 4 31B
ALE-Bench925.5173.0Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: coding14591301Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: software and IT14631299Gemma 4 31B
LMArena WebDev: React1359Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML1380Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
SciCode8.9%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Intelligence Index14.79.3Gemma 4 31B
Epoch Capabilities Index143.0132.2Gemma 4 31B
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Agentic Index4.20.6Gemma 4 31B
LiveBench research44.4%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LiveBench browser4.0%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LiveBench long agentic13.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
τ²-Bench Telecom65.5%17.8%Gemma 4 31B
Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured69.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveBench reasoning68.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured71.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)85.7%67.1%Gemma 4 31B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)23.6%4.9%Gemma 4 31B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)75.8%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
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 prompts14481281Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: expert14641259Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14561295Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: diagrams12831134Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: homework13101164Gemma 4 31B
Kagi LLM Benchmark63.5%55.9%Gemma 4 31B
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Math benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 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 IndexNot measured19.3Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured19.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
OTIS Mock AIME73.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LMArena Text: math14631299Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: mathematical work14651295Gemma 4 31B
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
MMLU ProNot measured79.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured77.8%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)52.6%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B 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)61.4%58.5%Gemma 4 31B
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)Not measured80.9%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SimpleQA Verified10.4%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
GeoBenchNot measured52.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: science14571288Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14511275Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: legal and government14381286Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: business and finance14301260Gemma 4 31B
FACTS Benchmark Suite45.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured871Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured896Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured837Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured882Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured900Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured879Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveBench design58.4%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index250
General benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 4 MaverickLeader
LiveBench data analysis53.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
SAGE (Vals AI)55.0%35.7%Gemma 4 31B
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured54.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
IFBench75.6%43.0%Gemma 4 31B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)69.7%50.0%Gemma 4 31B
DTBench82.7%61.9%Gemma 4 31B
LMCA39.3%15.9%Gemma 4 31B
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured46.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured62.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Surface Evolver Bench30.6%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LMArena Text14431287Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: instruction following14331267Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: creative writing14171266Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision12761142Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: English14511303Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: non-English14301269Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: Chinese14751277Gemma 4 31B
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: French14361259Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: Spanish14421293Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: Russian14601286Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: Polish14331275Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: multi-turn14521289Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: longer queries14461280Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: writing and language14321277Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14051250Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: English12711150Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: Chinese13261141Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: reading text12821143Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: humor12801100Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Vision: captioning1218Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing things1226Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing12851099Gemma 4 31B
LMArena Document1425Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 31B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLlama 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

Gemma 4 31B$0.0003Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.0008Fits in one request

Gemma 4 31B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemma 4 31B$0.0082Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.021Fits in one request

Gemma 4 31B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemma 4 31B$0.032Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.080Fits in one request

Gemma 4 31B 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 Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Maverick
SpecificationGoogle Gemma 4 31BMeta Llama 4 Maverick
MakerGoogleMeta Llama
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 2, 2026April 5, 2025
Context window262K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.14$0.35
Output $/Mtok$0.40$1.00
Coding index39.0Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it20
Cost per solved taskNot computable$1.491
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemma 4 31B better than Llama 4 Maverick for coding?

Only Gemma 4 31B has a coding score, 39.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Llama 4 Maverick has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama 4 Maverick for a larger context window (524K against 262K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 31B or Llama 4 Maverick?

Gemma 4 31B costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.40 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, Gemma 4 31B or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick, with 524K tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemma 4 31B vs Llama 4 Maverick comparison based on?

51 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemma 4 31B's coding index rests on 2 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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