Model Comparison

Nova Pro vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: Nova Pro vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?

Nova Pro (by Amazon) 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.

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.

Choose Nova Pro if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2024

Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

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.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

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).

Amazon
Nova Pro
Input300,000 tokens
Output300,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

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.

Nova Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

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.

Nova Pro

Nov 20, 2024

1.7 years ago

2mo newer
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Aug 29, 2024

1.9 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.

Nova Pro

—

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Jun 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Higher ChartQA score (89.2% vs 88.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher EgoSchema score (77.9% vs 72.1%)
Higher TextVQA score (85.5% vs 81.5%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

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.

Nova Pro
✓ Preferred
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
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Feature
Amazon
Nova Pro
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nova Pro vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Which is better, Nova Pro or Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Nova Pro is made by Amazon and Qwen2-VL-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.

How does Nova Pro compare to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Nova Pro scores ARC-C: 94.8%, GSM8k: 94.8%, DocVQA: 93.5%, IFEval: 92.1%, ChartQA: 89.2%. Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.5%, VCR_en_easy: 91.9%, ChartQA: 88.3%, OCRBench: 87.7%, MMBench: 86.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Nova Pro supports 300K tokens and Qwen2-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 Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

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

Who makes Nova Pro and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Nova Pro is developed by Amazon and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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