Model Comparison

Grok-4 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Grok-4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Grok-4 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — which is better?

Grok-4 (by xAI) 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 Grok-4 if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025

Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok-4 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-4
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok-4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 is licensed under a proprietary license, 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.

Grok-4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4 was released on 2025-07-09, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Grok-4 is 5 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Grok-4

Jul 9, 2025

11 months ago

5mo newer
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Grok-4

Dec 2024

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
xAIGrok-4
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
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xAI
Grok-4
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-4 or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Grok-4 (xAI) and Qwen2.5 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 Grok-4 compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Grok-4 scores AIME 2025: 91.7%, HMMT25: 90.0%, GPQA: 87.5%, LiveCodeBench: 79.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 40.0%. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores DocVQA: 96.4%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.7%, ChartQA: 89.5%, OCRBench: 88.5%, AI2D: 88.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Grok-4 supports 256K tokens and Qwen2.5 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 Grok-4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

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

Who makes Grok-4 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Grok-4 is developed by xAI and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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