Model Comparison
Qwen2 72B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Qwen2 72B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Qwen2 72B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?
Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2 72B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct don'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 1.4B more parameters than Qwen2 72B Instruct, making it 1.9% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under tongyi-qianwen.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is 1 month newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.
Jul 23, 2024
1.9 years ago
Aug 29, 2024
1.8 years ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct's cutoff date.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2 72B 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
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2 72B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.