Model Comparison
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Verdict: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct — which is better?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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 32B Instruct outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval). Qwen2.5 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Choose Qwen2.5 32B Instruct if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 6 shared benchmarks
Choose Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct has 1.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, making it 3.1% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 32B Instruct does not.
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19, while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-02-28.
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is 5 months newer than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
Sep 19, 2024
1.8 years ago
Feb 28, 2025
1.4 years ago
5mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
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Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct.