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QvQ-72B-Preview vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct are closely matched at 7.9 and 12.7 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 VL 72B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 7.9 and 12.7.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose QvQ-72B-Preview

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

QvQ-72B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.9
#286
12.7
#254
Reasoning
8.2
#279
12.8
#245
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
QvQ-72B-Preview
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Math
9.6#254
7.6#264
Vision
6.3#150
9.2#133
Multimodal
9.6#121
12.1#109
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for QvQ-72B-Preview · 30 for Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

2 shared

QvQ-72B-Preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMU), while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MathVision).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.4B diff

QvQ-72B-Preview has 1.4B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, making it 1.9% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
73.4Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
73.4B
QvQ-72B-Preview
72.0B
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

QvQ-72B-Preview is licensed under Qwen, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 1 month newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.

QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.7 years ago

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.7 years ago

1mo newer

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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

QvQ-72B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about QvQ-72B-Preview vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, QvQ-72B-Preview or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 7.9 and 12.7. QvQ-72B-Preview is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does QvQ-72B-Preview compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores DocVQA: 96.4%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.7%, ChartQA: 89.5%, OCRBench: 88.5%, AI2D: 88.4%.

What are the main differences between QvQ-72B-Preview and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.9 vs 12.7), licensing (Qwen vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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