Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 19.4 to 13.2.
Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the overall LLM Stats Score 19.4 to 13.2, ranking #189 overall.
The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet
- overall performance matters — it scores 19.4 and ranks #189 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
19 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 30 for Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AI2D, ChartQA), while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (DocVQA, MMMU).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 3 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
Oct 22, 2024
1.8 years ago
Jan 26, 2025
1.6 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.