Model Comparison
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) 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.
Choose Qwen2.5 32B Instruct if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has 40.9B more parameters than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, making it 125.8% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 32B Instruct does not.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is 1 month newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.
Sep 19, 2024
1.9 years ago
3w newerAug 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 Qwen2.5 32B Instruct'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 Qwen2.5 32B Instruct's cutoff date.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.