Model Comparison
Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?
Llama 4 Maverick (by Meta) and Qwen2-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.
Llama 4 Maverick outperforms in 2 benchmarks (ChartQA, MMMU-Pro), while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks. Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 4 Maverick outperforms in 2 benchmarks (ChartQA, MMMU-Pro), while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 4 Maverick has 326.6B more parameters than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct, making it 445.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 4 Maverick is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Llama 4 Maverick is 7 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.
Apr 5, 2025
1.2 years ago
7mo newerAug 29, 2024
1.8 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while Llama 4 Maverick'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 Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.