Command R+ vs Qwen2 72B Instruct
Command R+ and Qwen2 72B Instruct are closely matched at -0.5 and 5.8 on the LLM Stats Score.
Cohere · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Command R+ and Qwen2 72B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.5 and 5.8.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Command R+ wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Command R+
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 6 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
Choose Qwen2 72B Instruct
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Command R+ · 17 for Qwen2 72B Instruct
Command R+ outperforms in 4 benchmarks (ARC-C, HellaSwag, TruthfulQA, Winogrande), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (GSM8k, MMLU).
Command R+ shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Command R+ has 32.0B more parameters than Qwen2 72B Instruct, making it 44.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
CC BY-NC
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.
Command R+ is 1 month newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.
Aug 30, 2024
2.1 years ago
1mo newerJul 23, 2024
2.2 years ago
Knowledge 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 Command R+ and Qwen2 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Command R+ vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.