Model Comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Verdict: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?
Qwen2.5 VL 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.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct outperforms in 5 benchmarks (ChartQA, MathVista-Mini, MMBench, MMMU-Pro, OCRBench), while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (EgoSchema, MVBench). Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
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
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct outperforms in 5 benchmarks (ChartQA, MathVista-Mini, MMBench, MMMU-Pro, OCRBench), while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (EgoSchema, MVBench).
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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Qwen2.5 VL 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
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 5 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.
Jan 26, 2025
1.5 years ago
5mo newerAug 29, 2024
1.9 years ago
Knowledge 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.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.