DeepSeek-V2.5 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 14.3 to 8.1.
DeepSeek · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 14.3 to 8.1, ranking #237 overall.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose DeepSeek-V2.5
- you want predictable pricing at $0.14/M input and $0.28/M output
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 14.3 and ranks #237 on LLM Stats
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
15 reported for DeepSeek-V2.5 · 15 for Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
DeepSeek-V2.5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
DeepSeek-V2.5 has 162.6B more parameters than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct, making it 221.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only DeepSeek-V2.5 specifies input context (8,192 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V2.5 specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V2.5 does not.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek-V2.5
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek-V2.5 is licensed under deepseek, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
deepseek
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek-V2.5 was released on 2024-05-08, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is 4 months newer than DeepSeek-V2.5.
May 8, 2024
2.4 years ago
Aug 29, 2024
2.1 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while DeepSeek-V2.5's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct's training data extends to 2023-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V2.5's cutoff date.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against DeepSeek-V2.5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about DeepSeek-V2.5 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.