DeepSeek R1 vs Llama 4 Maverick
How DeepSeek R1 (DeepSeek) and Llama 4 Maverick (Meta Llama) compare on price and capabilities — and how to use either on anyAInow without a subscription.
DeepSeek R1
Reasoning
Llama 4 Maverick
Balanced
Provider
DeepSeek
Meta Llama
Best for
Reasoning
Balanced
Reads images
No
Yes
GPQA Diamond
81%
69.8%
SWE-Bench Verified
44.6%
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MMLU-Pro
85%
80.5%
Price
from $10 / 1M
from $10 / 1M
Subscription
None
None
Benchmark source: llm-stats.com, as of 28 Jun 2026. Higher is better; figures are publisher-reported where not independently verified.
DeepSeek R1 or Llama 4 Maverick?
DeepSeek R1 is a reasoning-tier model, while Llama 4 Maverick is balanced-tier. Llama 4 Maverick can also read image inputs, while DeepSeek R1 is text-only. On the GPQA Diamond reasoning benchmark, DeepSeek R1 leads 81% to 69.8%. On anyAInow you can use either — or run both side by side to see which answers your prompts better — pay-as-you-go with no subscription.