Minimax M3 Priority vs Llama 4 Maverick: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-06 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.512 per million tokens versus
$0.591, a 13% difference.
Minimax M3 Priority offers the larger context window at 1,048,458 tokens, against 524,288 for Llama 4 Maverick.
Head to head
| Minimax M3 Priority | Llama 4 Maverick | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.338 | $0.350 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $1.35 | $1.00 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.591 | $0.512 |
| Context window | 1,048,458 | 524,288 |
| Vendor | empiriolabs | meta-llama |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Minimax M3 Priority | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.675 | $0.600 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $6.75 | $6.00 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $67.50 | $60.00 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Minimax M3 Priority when you need the longer context window (1,048,458 vs 524,288 tokens). Pick Llama 4 Maverick when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.