# Llama 4 Maverick API Rate Limits, Pricing & Performance (July 2026)

- Tool: AI API Limits & Performance Matrix
- Last updated: July 2026

## TL;DR

Llama 4 Maverick is a live GA model (400B total, 17B active, 128 experts) with 1M native context and multimodal support. No first-party Meta API — access via Groq (~30 RPM free), DeepInfra ($0.15/$0.60 per MTok, cheapest), Fireworks (~$0.17/$0.60), or Together AI (~$0.55/$2.19, priciest). All rate limits are set by the host. Use DeepInfra for cost, Groq for speed, Fireworks for long context.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Llama 4 Maverick's API rate limit?

Llama 4 Maverick has no first-party Meta API. Rate limits are set by your inference host. Groq's free tier is approximately 30 RPM. DeepInfra, Fireworks, and Together AI do not publish specific RPM limits — check your organization's console on each platform. All hosts return 429 with a Retry-After header when limits are exceeded.

### Is Llama 4 Maverick free to use?

Groq offers Llama 4 Maverick on a free tier (~30 RPM, context capped) at $0.50/$0.77 per MTok. There is no zero-cost free inference tier beyond Groq's free plan. For cost-sensitive workloads, DeepInfra at $0.15/$0.60 per MTok is the cheapest paid option (verified July 10, 2026).

### Llama 4 Maverick vs Llama 4 Scout: which should I use?

Llama 4 Scout is ~47% cheaper on input and 50% cheaper on output, and it has a 10M native context window. Use Scout for classification, summarization, extraction, and most conversational tasks. Use Maverick when your workload genuinely requires stronger multi-step reasoning (128 experts, 400B total parameters). Route-and-split: use Scout by default, escalate to Maverick for complex tasks.

### How do I get the cheapest price for Llama 4 Maverick?

DeepInfra offers the lowest verified price: $0.15 in / $0.60 out per MTok as of July 10, 2026. That is 3.6× cheaper on input than Together AI ($0.55/MTok). Fireworks is close at ~$0.17/$0.60 and offers ~1M context — useful if you need more than DeepInfra's exposed window.

### Does Llama 4 Maverick support the full 1M context window?

Llama 4 Maverick has a 1M native context window, but hosted access is capped by the inference provider. Fireworks exposes approximately 1M context — the closest to native of any listed host. Groq caps the context window below 1M (check the Groq console for the current limit). For workloads requiring the full 1M window, Fireworks or self-hosting are your options.

### How do I increase Llama 4 Maverick rate limits?

Rate limits are controlled by your inference host. To increase them: upgrade from Groq's free tier to a paid plan; add credit balance on DeepInfra or Fireworks for higher throughput; request a quota increase on Amazon Bedrock via AWS Service Quotas (1–3 business days); or contact Together AI sales for enterprise throughput. If you need help designing a multi-host routing architecture for higher effective limits, the RapidDev team offers free scoping calls at rapidevelopers.com/contact.

### What is the Llama 4 Community License?

Llama 4 Maverick is released under the Llama 4 Community License, which allows free commercial use and self-hosting. However, platforms with more than 700 million monthly active users must obtain a separate license agreement directly from Meta. For most applications, this restriction does not apply — but it is an important consideration for large-scale consumer products.

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