Model Comparison

Qwen2 72B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Qwen2 72B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Qwen2 72B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — which is better?

Qwen2 72B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Qwen2.5 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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Qwen2 72B Instruct and Qwen2.5 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

0.0M diff

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has 0.0B more parameters than Qwen2 72B Instruct, making it 0.0% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
72.0B
Qwen2 72B Instruct
72.0B
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 72B Instruct does not.

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under tongyi-qianwen.

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

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 6 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.9 years ago

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.4 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

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen2 72B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Qwen2 72B Instruct or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2 72B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Qwen2 72B Instruct compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Qwen2 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores DocVQA: 96.4%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.7%, ChartQA: 89.5%, OCRBench: 88.5%, AI2D: 88.4%.

What are the main differences between Qwen2 72B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

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

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