Model Comparison

GLM-5 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Comparing GLM-5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

GLM-5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct don'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

670.6B diff

GLM-5 has 670.6B more parameters than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct, making it 913.6% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-5
744.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
73.4Bparameters
744.0B
GLM-5
73.4B
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-5 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only GLM-5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Zhipu AI
GLM-5
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon May 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-5 does not.

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GLM-5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-5 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

GLM-5

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-5 was released on 2026-02-11, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.

GLM-5 is 18 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

GLM-5

Feb 11, 2026

2 months ago

1.5yr newer
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Aug 29, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while GLM-5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct's training data extends to 2023-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without GLM-5's cutoff date.

GLM-5

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Jun 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Zhipu AI
GLM-5
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about GLM-5 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Which is better, GLM-5 or Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

GLM-5 (Zhipu AI) and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does GLM-5 compare to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct in benchmarks?

GLM-5 scores t2-bench: 89.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 77.8%, BrowseComp: 75.9%, MCP Atlas: 67.8%, Terminal-Bench 2.0: 56.2%. Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.5%, VCR_en_easy: 91.9%, ChartQA: 88.3%, OCRBench: 87.7%, MMBench: 86.5%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

GLM-5 supports 200K tokens and Qwen2-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 GLM-5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-5 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

GLM-5 is developed by Zhipu AI and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.