Model Comparison

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

9 benchmarks

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct outperforms in 9 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, LiveBench, MATH, MBPP, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-Redux, MultiPL-E), while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

610.0M diff

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has 0.6B more parameters than Qwen2.5-Omni-7B, making it 8.7% larger.

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
7.6Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
7.0Bparameters
7.6B
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 7B Instruct does not.

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B was released on 2025-03-27.

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is 6 months newer than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Mar 27, 2025

1.1 years ago

6mo 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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Key Takeaways

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

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Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (36.4% vs 30.8%)
Higher GSM8k score (91.6% vs 88.7%)
Higher HumanEval score (84.8% vs 78.7%)
Higher LiveBench score (35.9% vs 29.6%)
Higher MATH score (75.5% vs 71.5%)
Higher MBPP score (79.2% vs 73.2%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (56.3% vs 47.0%)
Higher MMLU-Redux score (75.4% vs 71.0%)
Higher MultiPL-E score (70.4% vs 65.8%)
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Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

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Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
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Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B.

Which is better, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B 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 7B Instruct compare to Qwen2.5-Omni-7B in benchmarks?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.6%, MT-Bench: 87.5%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MBPP: 79.2%, MATH: 75.5%. Qwen2.5-Omni-7B scores DocVQA: 95.2%, VocalSound: 93.9%, GSM8k: 88.7%, GiantSteps Tempo: 88.0%, ChartQA: 85.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct supports 131K tokens and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.