Model Comparison
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Verdict: Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — which is better?
Qwen2-VL-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.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (EgoSchema, MVBench), while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (ChartQA, MathVista-Mini, MMBench, MMMU-Pro, OCRBench). Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (EgoSchema, MVBench), while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (ChartQA, MathVista-Mini, MMBench, MMMU-Pro, OCRBench).
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has 1.4B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, making it 1.9% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Qwen2.5 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-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 5 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.
Aug 29, 2024
1.8 years ago
Jan 26, 2025
1.4 years ago
5mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while Qwen2.5 VL 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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.
Jun 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
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Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.