Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Zero vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Zero and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek R1 Zero and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

599.0B diff

DeepSeek R1 Zero has 599.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, making it 831.9% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
671.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
671.0B
DeepSeek R1 Zero
72.0B
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Zero does not.

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Zero is licensed under MIT, 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.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Zero was released on 2025-01-20, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 0 month newer than DeepSeek R1 Zero.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.2 years ago

6d newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Zero vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Zero (DeepSeek) and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek R1 Zero scores MATH-500: 95.9%, AIME 2024: 86.7%, GPQA: 73.3%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores DocVQA: 96.4%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.7%, ChartQA: 89.5%, OCRBench: 88.5%, AI2D: 88.4%.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Zero is developed by DeepSeek and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.