Head to head
Llama 4 Maverick 400B vs DeepSeek V3.2
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Llama 4 Maverick 400B | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 400B | 685B |
| Author | Meta | DeepSeek |
| License | Llama 4 Community | MIT |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 240 GB | 410 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 285 GB | 490 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 425 GB | 735 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 800 GB | 1370 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, vision, moe, multilingual | chat, general, moe |
Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2 is significantly larger (685B vs 400B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.
For unambiguous commercial use, DeepSeek V3.2 has the safer license (MIT) compared to Llama 4 Community.