Model profile
Llama 4 Maverick
Best for self-hosting at scale
MetaOpen sourceNo. 11 overall
Editor's verdict
The safe open-source bet: good enough for most chat work, endlessly customizable, and nobody can take it away from you.
Where it wins
- 1M context with fully open weights
- Enormous ecosystem: tooling, fine-tunes, hosting partners
- Rock-bottom hosted pricing
Watch-outs
- Trails leaders on reasoning and code generation
- Quality varies notably between hosted providers