Model Comparison

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct vs Qwen2 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen2.5 14B Instruct vs Qwen2 72B Instruct — which is better?

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) 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.

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MATH, MBPP, MultiPL-E, TruthfulQA), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 6 benchmarks (ARC-C, BBH, HumanEval, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, TheoremQA). Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Choose Qwen2.5 14B Instruct if…

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

Choose Qwen2 72B Instruct if…

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

12 benchmarks

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MATH, MBPP, MultiPL-E, TruthfulQA), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 6 benchmarks (ARC-C, BBH, HumanEval, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, TheoremQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

57.3B diff

Qwen2 72B Instruct has 57.3B more parameters than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct, making it 389.8% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
14.7Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
14.7B
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
72.0B
Qwen2 72B Instruct

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is 2 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.8 years ago

1mo newer
Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 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.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher GPQA score (45.5% vs 42.4%)
Higher GSM8k score (94.8% vs 91.1%)
Higher MATH score (80.0% vs 59.7%)
Higher MBPP score (82.0% vs 80.2%)
Higher MultiPL-E score (72.8% vs 69.2%)
Higher TruthfulQA score (58.4% vs 54.8%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher ARC-C score (68.9% vs 67.3%)
Higher BBH score (82.4% vs 78.2%)
Higher HumanEval score (86.0% vs 83.5%)
Higher MMLU score (82.3% vs 79.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (64.4% vs 63.7%)
Higher TheoremQA score (44.4% vs 43.0%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

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Run your own prompts against Qwen2.5 14B Instruct and Qwen2 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen2.5 14B Instruct vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct or Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team 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 Qwen2.5 14B Instruct compare to Qwen2 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct scores GSM8k: 94.8%, HumanEval: 83.5%, MBPP: 82.0%, MATH: 80.0%, MMLU-Redux: 80.0%. Qwen2 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%.

What are the main differences between Qwen2.5 14B Instruct and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Apache 2.0 vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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