Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMU), while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.5 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.5 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 2.5 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash was released on 2025-05-20, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Gemini 2.5 Flash is 4 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

May 20, 2025

11 months ago

3mo newer

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Jan 2025

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash

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Google

Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)

Higher MMMU score (79.7% vs 70.2%)

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Feature	Gemini 2.5 Flash	Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 2.5 Flash compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 88.4%, AIME 2024: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 85.3%, GPQA: 82.8%, MMMU: 79.7%. 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 2.5 Flash and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 2.5 Flash 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 2.5 Flash and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash is developed by Google and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.