Model Comparison

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 16.6x cheaper per token.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval), while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 8.6x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 37.5x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.7 Sonnet is more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.7 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 72B Instruct does not.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released on 2025-02-24, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is 5 months newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Feb 24, 2025

1.1 years ago

5mo newer
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (84.8% vs 49.0%)
Higher IFEval score (93.2% vs 84.1%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
AnthropicClaude 3.7 Sonnet
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwen2.5 72B Instruct

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet scores MATH-500: 96.2%, IFEval: 93.2%, MMMLU: 86.1%, GPQA: 84.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.2%. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.8%, MT-Bench: 93.5%, MBPP: 88.2%, MMLU-Redux: 86.8%, HumanEval: 86.6%.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 8.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 131K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.35/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.