Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct vs Qwen3.7 Max
Model Markets Rankings
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
| Ranking | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | UnrankedNot in the 36-model eligible cohort | #12 of 36$0.057 per LiveBench case |
Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Qwen |
| Family | Llama 4 Maverick 17b 128e Instruct | Qwen3 7 |
| Model | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Version | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-04-05 | 2026-05-20 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | 401.6B | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 17B | Unknown |
| License | other | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Openrouter (Standard) | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools, vision |
14 comparable fields · 10 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct Capabilities
Qwen3.7 Max Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct vs Qwen3.7 Max FAQs
Is Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct and Qwen3.7 Max, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max?+
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is $0.20 and Qwen3.7 Max is $1.475 per million tokens, so Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is cheaper on this metric. Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is $0.696 and Qwen3.7 Max is $4.425 per million tokens, so Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is 1,000K and Qwen3.7 Max is 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max be self-hosted?+
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is open weight; Qwen3.7 Max is not marked open weight.
Can Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct and Qwen3.7 Max understand images?+
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is documented with image input; Qwen3.7 Max is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is — and Qwen3.7 Max is 66K.
Do Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct and Qwen3.7 Max support reasoning and tool use?+
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct: tool calling and image input. Qwen3.7 Max: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max?+
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct has 1 sourced provider route; Qwen3.7 Max has 4, so Qwen3.7 Max has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct or Qwen3.7 Max?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.