Model Comparison

GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 41.4x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

GPT-4 Turbo outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH).

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of 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, GPT-4 Turbo ($10.00/1M tokens) is 28.6x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-4 Turbo ($30.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-4 Turbo 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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OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Input tokens$10.00
Output tokens$30.00
Best providerAzure
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
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

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to GPT-4 Turbo's 128,000 tokens. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 8,192 tokens, while GPT-4 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.

OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Input128,000 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-4 Turbo 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.

GPT-4 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-4 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 5 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.

GPT-4 Turbo

Apr 9, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct'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 Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

GPT-4 Turbo

Dec 2023

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Provider Availability

GPT-4 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

GPT-4 Turbo

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $10.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $30.00/1M
openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $10.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $30.00/1M

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
together logo
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

OpenAI
Higher HumanEval score (87.1% vs 86.6%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (49.0% vs 48.0%)
Higher MATH score (83.1% vs 72.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. GPT-4 Turbo is made by OpenAI 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.
GPT-4 Turbo scores MGSM: 88.5%, HumanEval: 87.1%, MMLU: 86.5%, DROP: 86.0%, MATH: 72.6%. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.8%, MT-Bench: 93.5%, MBPP: 88.2%, MMLU-Redux: 86.8%, HumanEval: 86.6%.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 28.6x cheaper for input tokens. GPT-4 Turbo costs $10.00/M input and $30.00/M output via azure. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.
GPT-4 Turbo supports 128K 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.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 131K), input pricing ($10.00 vs $0.35/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
GPT-4 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.