Meta Llama 4 Maverick vs OpenAI GPT-4o Mini

Detailed comparison for LLMs

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On Guardion's LLM vulnerability Benchmark, OpenAI GPT-4o Mini is the more secure of the two: Llama 4 Maverick scores 27.7% and GPT-4o Mini scores 26.7% on attack success rate (ASR) (lower is better).

Head-to-Head Overview

GPT-4o Mini is the overall winner in this comparison!

Attack Success Rate (lower is safer)

ASR for Meta Llama 4 Maverick vs OpenAI GPT-4o Mini. Green marks the safer model on each metric.

Overall (ASR)

Llama 4 Maverick
27.7%
GPT-4o Mini
26.7%

TAP Attack Method (ASR)

Llama 4 Maverick
65.3%
GPT-4o Mini
40.5%

Crescendo Attack Method (ASR)

Llama 4 Maverick
14.6%
GPT-4o Mini
33.1%

Zero-Shot (ASR)

Llama 4 Maverick
3.0%
GPT-4o Mini
6.4%

Key Highlights

  • OpenAI GPT-4o Mini has a lower Overall (ASR).
  • OpenAI GPT-4o Mini has a lower TAP Attack Method (ASR).
  • Meta Llama 4 Maverick has a lower Crescendo Attack Method (ASR).
  • Meta Llama 4 Maverick has a lower Zero-Shot (ASR).

Security Profile

Outward is better on every axis.

OverallTAPCrescendoZero-Shot
Llama 4 Maverick
GPT-4o Mini
Full security profile
Meta Llama 4 Maverick
Full security profile
OpenAI GPT-4o Mini

Frequently asked questions

Is Meta Llama 4 Maverick or OpenAI GPT-4o Mini more secure?

On Guardion's LLM vulnerability Benchmark, OpenAI GPT-4o Mini is the more secure of the two: Llama 4 Maverick scores 27.7% and GPT-4o Mini scores 26.7% on attack success rate (ASR) (lower is better).

What is the attack success rate (ASR) of Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-4o Mini?

Llama 4 Maverick has a 27.7% ASR and GPT-4o Mini has a 26.7% ASR — the share of adversarial prompts that succeed across zero-shot, TAP, and Crescendo attacks. Lower is safer.

How were Llama 4 Maverick and GPT-4o Mini tested?

Both were red-teamed with the HarmBench framework across zero-shot, TAP (Tree of Attacks with Pruning), and Crescendo multi-turn attacks, scored by Attack Success Rate.

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