Gemini 1.5 Flash vs QvQ-72B-Preview
Gemini 1.5 Flash and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched at 6.2 and 8.1 on the LLM Stats Score.
Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Gemini 1.5 Flash and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 6.2 and 8.1.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, QvQ-72B-Preview wins 2; 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash
- you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output
Choose QvQ-72B-Preview
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
22 reported for Gemini 1.5 Flash · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview
Gemini 1.5 Flash outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QvQ-72B-Preview is better at 2 benchmarks (MathVista, MMMU).
QvQ-72B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemini 1.5 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Gemini 1.5 Flash and QvQ-72B-Preview support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Gemini 1.5 Flash
QvQ-72B-Preview
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 1.5 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.
QvQ-72B-Preview is 8 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.
May 1, 2024
2.3 years ago
Dec 25, 2024
1.7 years ago
7mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date.
Nov 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Flash and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash vs QvQ-72B-Preview.