The honest, $0-markup cost to run Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E) (Meta, 402B) and Mistral Large 2 (2407) (Mistral AI, 123B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E) | Mistral Large 2 (2407) | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 402B | 123B |
| Context window | ✓ 1M | 131.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Restricted |
| VRAM to run | ~274 GB (Q4_K_M) | ✓ ~92 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $3.43/hr | ✓ $0.65/hr |
| Your API key | ✓ $0.38/1M (last-known) | $1.08/1M (est.) |
VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.
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