Model Comparison
GLM-4.5-Air vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing GLM-4.5-Air and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: GLM-4.5-Air vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — which is better?
GLM-4.5-Air (by Zhipu AI) and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
Choose GLM-4.5-Air if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GLM-4.5-Air and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
GLM-4.5-Air has 34.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, making it 47.2% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GLM-4.5-Air
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
GLM-4.5-Air is licensed under MIT, 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.
MIT
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.
GLM-4.5-Air is 6 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.
Jul 28, 2025
11 months ago
6mo newerJan 26, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GLM-4.5-Air
View detailsZhipu AI
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GLM-4.5-Air and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.