Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 12.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Pro outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval).

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Pro ($2.50/1M tokens) is 7.1x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.5 Pro is more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input tokens$2.50
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Pro accepts 2,097,152 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 72B Instruct does not.

Gemini 1.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 5 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

1.9 years ago

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.5 years ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Pro is available from Google. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (2,097,152 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (59.1% vs 49.0%)
Higher MATH score (86.5% vs 83.1%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (75.8% vs 71.1%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GSM8k score (95.8% vs 90.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (86.6% vs 84.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Gemini 1.5 Pro is made by Google and Qwen2.5 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.
Gemini 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%, MGSM: 87.5%. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.8%, MT-Bench: 93.5%, MBPP: 88.2%, MMLU-Redux: 86.8%, HumanEval: 86.6%.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 7.1x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Pro costs $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output via google. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M tokens and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (2.1M vs 131K), input pricing ($2.50 vs $0.35/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.