Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4 vs Qwen2 72B Instruct

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 4 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4 specifies output context (32,000 tokens).

Claude Opus 4

Input200,000 tokens

Output32,000 tokens

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 72B Instruct does not.

Claude Opus 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Claude Opus 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Claude Opus 4 is 10 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Claude Opus 4

May 22, 2025

11 months ago

10mo newer

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.8 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (79.6% vs 42.4%)

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Claude Opus 4

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Feature	Claude Opus 4	Qwen2 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4 vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4 is made by Anthropic and Qwen2 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.

How does Claude Opus 4 compare to Qwen2 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4 scores MMMLU: 88.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.4%, GPQA: 79.6%, MMMU (validation): 76.5%, AIME 2025: 75.5%. Qwen2 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4 and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4 supports 200K tokens and Qwen2 72B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4 and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4 and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen2 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.