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Llama4 Maverick vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

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Model

Llama4 Maverick

Tool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Mistral

Model

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

Tool calling

Context window

66K

65,536 tokens · ~49K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Llama4 Maverick128K
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct66K

Llama4 Maverick has about 2× the context window of the other in this pair.

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Llama4 Maverick has 95% more context capacity (128K vs 65K tokens). Llama4 Maverick is 80% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Llama4 Maverick. Its 128K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 65K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Llama4 Maverick. Input tokens are 80% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Mixtral 8x22B Instruct. Its 65K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecLlama4 MaverickMixtral 8x22B Instruct
Context window128,000 tokens (128K)65,536 tokens (65K)
Max output tokens16,384 tokens (16K)65,536 tokens (65K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
VisionNoNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoYes
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AApr 2024

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderLlama4 Maverick inLlama4 Maverick outMixtral 8x22B Instruct inMixtral 8x22B Instruct out
Fireworks——$1.20/M$1.20/M
Snowflake$0.240/M$0.970/M——

Frequently asked questions

Llama4 Maverick has a larger context window: 128K tokens vs 65K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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