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GPT-4 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Comparing GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GPT-4

  • you want predictable pricing at $30.00/M input and $60.00/M output

Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-4
OpenAI
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$30.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$60.00 / M
— / M
Context window
32,768
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Released
Jun 2023
Aug 2024
License
Proprietary
tongyi-qianwen

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-4 specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only GPT-4 specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-4
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Aug 27 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

GPT-4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

GPT-4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-4 was released on 2023-06-13, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is 15 months newer than GPT-4.

GPT-4

Jun 13, 2023

3.2 years ago

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Aug 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4 has a knowledge cutoff of 2022-12-31, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-06-30.

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has more recent training data (up to 2023-06-30), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-4 (2022-12-31).

GPT-4

Dec 2022

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Jun 2023

6 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-4
✓ Preferred
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-4 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Which is better, GPT-4 or Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

GPT-4 (OpenAI) 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 GPT-4 compare to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct in benchmarks?

GPT-4 scores AI2 Reasoning Challenge (ARC): 96.3%, HellaSwag: 95.3%, Uniform Bar Exam: 90.0%, SAT Math: 89.0%, LSAT: 88.0%. 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 GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

GPT-4 supports 33K 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 GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-4 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

GPT-4 is developed by OpenAI and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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