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Why use Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct FP8 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct FP8 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.24/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct FP8 across 11 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.24
Output / 1M
$0.97
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Batch
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Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install openaiAuth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],Model ID
meta/llama-4-maverickRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="meta/llama-4-maverick",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "meta/llama-4-maverick", not the LLMReference slug "llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct-fp8".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct FP8 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Foundry | $0.35 | $1.41 |
| Together AI | $0.27 | $0.85 |
| OpenRouter | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| Fireworks AI | — | — |
| DeepInfra | $0.15 | $0.60 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.24 |
| Output tokens | $0.97 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalStructured Outputs
About Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct FP8
Meta's Llama 4 Maverick 17B with 128 experts, FP8-optimized for cost-efficient inference. Supports native Model Router integration on Microsoft Foundry.
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Model Specs
Released2025-04-05
Parameters400B (17B active)
Context1m
ArchitectureMixture of Experts
Knowledge cutoff2024-08