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Llama 4 Maverick vs DeepSeek R1 0528

Not a benchmark table. This puts pricing, context, interface fit, and key visibility into one decision card.

Provider
Meta / DeepSeek
global / china
Context
1M / 163.8K
text+image->text / text->text
Input price
$0.15 / $0.45
per 1M tokens
Output price
$0.60 / $2.15
per 1M tokens
Left model
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
FamilyLlama
Modalitytext+image->text

开源生态关注度高,适合模型库、教程和选型内容。

Right model
DeepSeek R1 0528
DeepSeek
FamilyR1
Modalitytext->text

推理能力强,是中国站高热度推理模型入口之一。

Comparison summary

How to choose first

This is a cross-provider comparison. Start with the job boundary, then verify what your key can actually see.

On the listed price snapshot, Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on combined input and output, but real routing, discounts, and limits still matter.

Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window, which helps with long documents, knowledge bases, logs, and multi-turn workflows.

Decision boundary

Do not start with which model is absolutely stronger. Start with the boundary: cost, context, speed, quality, ecosystem, or supply stability.

  • Llama 4 Maverick is worth checking first when the Llama family, 1M context, and text+image->text capability match the job.
  • DeepSeek R1 0528 is worth checking first when the R1 family, 163.8K context, and text->text capability match the job.

Key checking route

If you already hold a key, the valuable check is provider identity, callable models, and whether balance, limits, or subscription status are visible.

  • Meta: Llama 4 Maverick, Llama, text+image->text
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek R1 0528, R1, text->text

Commercial fit

Commercially, do not look at model names alone. Combine price, limits, region, upstream stability, and ongoing monitoring.

  • Llama 4 Maverick: 开源生态关注度高,适合模型库、教程和选型内容。
  • DeepSeek R1 0528: 推理能力强,是中国站高热度推理模型入口之一。