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LLaMA 4 Maverick vs o3

Meta
LLaMA 4 Maverick
OpenAI
o3
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateApr 5 2025Apr 16 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
28%Best
26%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 4 Maverick shipped 11 days before o3

Which is better: LLaMA 4 Maverick or o3?

LLaMA 4 Maverick leads o3 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). LLaMA 4 Maverick shipped 11 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 4 Maverick is open weight, while o3 is proprietary.

On BullshitBench v2, LLaMA 4 Maverick leads at 28% vs o3 at 26%.

Frequently asked questions

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

o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

LLaMA 4 Maverick is an open weight model released by Meta. o3 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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