QvQ-72B-Preview vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct are closely matched at 8.0 and 12.5 on the LLM Stats Score.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 8.0 and 12.5.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose QvQ-72B-Preview
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024
Choose Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
- you want predictable pricing at $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
4 reported for QvQ-72B-Preview · 14 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 72B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
QvQ-72B-Preview has 0.7B more parameters than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, making it 1.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen2.5 72B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen2.5 72B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
QvQ-72B-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 72B Instruct does not.
QvQ-72B-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
QvQ-72B-Preview
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Qwen.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Qwen
Open weights
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
QvQ-72B-Preview is 3 months newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.
Dec 25, 2024
1.7 years ago
3mo newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about QvQ-72B-Preview vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.