Model Comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Comparing Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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
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
1.3 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
8 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.