Model Comparison
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 1.1x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-Redux).
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.5x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).
For output processing, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens) is 2.3x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.70/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct has 23.4B more parameters than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, making it 307.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 131,072 tokens. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 7B Instruct does not.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B 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 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is 12 months newer than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.
Sep 19, 2024
1.6 years ago
Sep 22, 2025
7 months ago
1.0yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is available from Together. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is available from Novita, DeepInfra.
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct