Best Meta Models for Writing

Match · Updated July 2026

The best Meta model for writing is Llama 4 Maverick — 14.3 intelligence with the context to hold a full long-form draft. Llama 4 Scout (10.0) is next.

14.3Intelligence

$0.200Input /M

1.0MContext

The best AI models for writing — drafting, editing, long-form content and creative work — ranked by general capability (the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index) among models with the context to hold a full draft. There is no single writing benchmark, so this ranking uses overall intelligence as the proxy that correlates best with prose quality, restricted to models with at least 100K tokens of context.

Frequently asked

What is the best Meta model for writing?

The best Meta model for writing is Llama 4 Maverick — 14.3 intelligence with the context to hold a full long-form draft. Llama 4 Scout (10.0) is next.

What's a good alternative to Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Scout (10.0) is the closest alternative on this metric. See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many Meta models are there?

modelgrep tracks 8 Meta models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Llama 4 Maverick. 2 of them qualify for this ranking.

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