GPT-4 Turbo vs QvQ-72B-Preview
GPT-4 Turbo and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched at 9.1 and 8.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GPT-4 Turbo and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 9.1 and 8.0.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose GPT-4 Turbo
- you want predictable pricing at $10.00/M input and $30.00/M output
Choose QvQ-72B-Preview
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for GPT-4 Turbo · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview
GPT-4 Turbo and QvQ-72B-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
QvQ-72B-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-4 Turbo does not.
QvQ-72B-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GPT-4 Turbo
QvQ-72B-Preview
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-4 Turbo is licensed under a proprietary license, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-4 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.
QvQ-72B-Preview is 9 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.
Apr 9, 2024
2.4 years ago
Dec 25, 2024
1.7 years ago
8mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-4 Turbo's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GPT-4 Turbo and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GPT-4 Turbo vs QvQ-72B-Preview.