Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMMU).

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

64.0B diff

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has 64.0B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 800.0% larger.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

8.0Bparameters

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

72.0Bparameters

8.0B

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

72.0B

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B 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.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 11 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.3 years ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B's training data extends to 2024-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

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Google

Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Higher MMMU score (70.2% vs 53.7%)

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Detailed Comparison

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Feature	Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B	Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.