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Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct vs Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking

Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

SpecLlama 4 Maverick 17B 128E InstructDoubao Seed 1.6 Thinking
ProviderVertexNanoGPT
Input / 1M tokens$0.35$0.20
Output / 1M tokens$1.15$2.04
Context window524K256K
Parameters——
Open weightsYesNo
ReleasedApr 2025Jun 2025
LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score1287—
LMArena Vision Elo score1142—

FAQ

Is Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking cheaper?

Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($1.15 vs $2.04 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking?

Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct has the larger context window (524K tokens).

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.