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LLaMA 4 Maverick vs GPT-5.4 mini

Meta
LLaMA 4 Maverick
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 mini
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateApr 5 2025Mar 17 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Context window
400k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
28%
32%Best
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 4 Maverick shipped 346 days before GPT-5.4 mini

Which is better: LLaMA 4 Maverick or GPT-5.4 mini?

GPT-5.4 mini leads LLaMA 4 Maverick on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). LLaMA 4 Maverick shipped 346 days before GPT-5.4 mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 4 Maverick is open weight, while GPT-5.4 mini is proprietary.

On BullshitBench v2, GPT-5.4 mini leads at 32% vs LLaMA 4 Maverick at 28%.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 4 Maverick was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.

GPT-5.4 mini was released by OpenAI on Mar 17 2026.

LLaMA 4 Maverick is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-5.4 mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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