Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 9.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($1.25/1M tokens) is 3.6x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 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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Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Input tokens$1.25

Output tokens$10.00

Best providerGoogle

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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can generate longer responses up to 65,535 tokens, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output65,535 tokens

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Input131,072 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 72B Instruct does not.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 was released on 2025-06-05, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is 9 months newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jun 5, 2025

11 months ago

8mo newer

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jan 2025

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is available from Google. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Google

Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Hyperbolic

Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

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Google

Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (86.4% vs 49.0%)

Higher LiveCodeBench score (69.0% vs 55.5%)

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

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Feature	Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05	Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 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.

How does Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 compare to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 89.2%, AIME 2025: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 87.8%, GPQA: 86.4%, VideoMMMU: 83.6%. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.8%, MT-Bench: 93.5%, MBPP: 88.2%, MMLU-Redux: 86.8%, HumanEval: 86.6%.

Is Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 3.6x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.25/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.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports 1.0M 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.

What are the main differences between Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 131K), input pricing ($1.25 vs $0.35/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is developed by Google and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.