Model Comparison

o1-mini vs Qwen2 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: o1-mini vs Qwen2 72B Instruct — which is better?

o1-mini (by OpenAI) and Qwen2 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.

o1-mini outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks. o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose o1-mini if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024

Choose Qwen2 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

3 benchmarks

o1-mini outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o1-mini specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only o1-mini specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

OpenAI
o1-mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jun 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

o1-mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

o1-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1-mini was released on 2024-09-12, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

o1-mini is 2 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.

o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.8 years ago

1mo newer
Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (60.0% vs 42.4%)
Higher HumanEval score (92.4% vs 86.0%)
Higher MMLU score (85.2% vs 82.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
o1-mini
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about o1-mini vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Which is better, o1-mini or Qwen2 72B Instruct?

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. o1-mini is made by OpenAI and Qwen2 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 o1-mini compare to Qwen2 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

o1-mini scores HumanEval: 92.4%, MATH-500: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.2%, SuperGLUE: 75.0%, GPQA: 60.0%. Qwen2 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%.

What are the context window sizes for o1-mini and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

o1-mini supports 128K tokens and Qwen2 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 o1-mini and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

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

Who makes o1-mini and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

o1-mini is developed by OpenAI and Qwen2 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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