Model Comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-BaseWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base — which is better?
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon'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
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 8.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, making it 11.1% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base does not.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
License
Usage and distribution terms
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is licensed under tongyi-qianwen, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 8 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.
Jan 26, 2025
1.4 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
9 months ago
7mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.