Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMU), while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 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 Sonnet 4 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 4 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Claude Sonnet 4

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Sonnet 4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Sonnet 4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4 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.

Claude Sonnet 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Claude Sonnet 4 is 4 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Claude Sonnet 4

May 22, 2025

11 months ago

3mo newer

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.3 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 Sonnet 4

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Higher MMMU score (74.4% vs 70.2%)

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Claude Sonnet 4

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4 or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4 is made by Anthropic and Qwen2.5 VL 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 Sonnet 4 compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4 scores MMMLU: 86.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 80.5%, GPQA: 75.4%, MMMU: 74.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 72.7%. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores DocVQA: 96.4%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.7%, ChartQA: 89.5%, OCRBench: 88.5%, AI2D: 88.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 supports 200K tokens and Qwen2.5 VL 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 Sonnet 4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.