GPT-4o wins on writing quality. Llama 4 Maverick wins on price ($0.6 vs $5/1M input) and context window (256K vs 128K). For most workflows, GPT-4o is the stronger default — best all-around pick for image-heavy and multimodal workflows.
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GPT-4o is the safest overall answer here when you want the strongest default instead of the lowest list price.
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OpenAI / Balanced / Apr 29, 2026
Best all-around pick for image-heavy and multimodal workflows.
Ranks models by the broadest mix of coding, writing, research, and long-context usefulness.
You need the latest reasoning or coding performance — GPT-5.4 replaces it for serious work.
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Strong multimodal understanding across images, audio, and text
Good balance between speed and overall quality
Reliable for teams that mix content types regularly
Outclassed by newer models on pure coding and reasoning
Gemini 3.1 Pro now handles multimodal at a lower price
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GPT-4o wins on more categories — images, writing, multimodal. Llama 4 Maverick is the better pick when flexible self-hosted deployments and mixed general workloads. The right choice depends on your specific use case.
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper at $0.6/1M input and $1.6/1M output. GPT-4o costs $5/1M input and $15/1M output.
Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window at 256K tokens vs GPT-4o's 128K. For large document analysis, Llama 4 Maverick is the stronger pick.
GPT-4o and Llama 4 Maverick are similarly matched on coding. For the highest benchmark scores, Claude Opus 4.6 (80.8% SWE-bench) leads the market.
Both GPT-4o and Llama 4 Maverick have similar speed profiles — rated fast.
Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) is the lower-cost option to start with when you still need useful output at scale.
Llama 4 Maverick is the better pick when response speed matters more than maximum reasoning depth.
GPT-4o leads on coding with a score of 58 vs 58 for Llama 4 Maverick.
Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window: 256K vs 128K for GPT-4o.
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper at $0.6/1M input tokens vs $5/1M for GPT-4o.
Choose GPT-4o for images and writing — multimodal tasks and image-adjacent workflows.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick when flexible self-hosted deployments and mixed general workloads.
Llama 4 Maverick is the more cost-efficient option at $0.6/1M — worth considering if token volume is a concern.
