Nova Pro vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct are closely matched at 12.3 and 14.3 on the LLM Stats Score.
Amazon · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 12.3 and 14.3.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Nova Pro
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2024
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
- 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
27 reported for Nova Pro · 15 for Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Nova Pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (ChartQA), while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (EgoSchema, TextVQA).
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Nova Pro specifies input context (300,000 tokens). Only Nova Pro specifies output context (300,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Nova Pro
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nova Pro 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Nova Pro was released on 2024-11-20, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Nova Pro is 3 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.
Nov 20, 2024
1.8 years ago
2mo newerAug 29, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while Nova Pro'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 Nova Pro's cutoff date.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nova Pro vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.