Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Qwen2.5 72B InstructRankingin non-thinking mode?
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How much does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct cost?›
$1.40 per 1M input tokens and $5.60 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via DeepInfra at $0.36 / $0.40.
Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.36 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, and what is it best at?›
#323 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #161 of 239 in Coding, #135 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #158 of 195 in Writing & Language.
Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct better than DeepSeek V3?›
On MATH Level 5, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores 63.2 vs 64.9 — lower.
How can I use Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?›
Through the API of DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?›
131K tokens, with up to 8K output tokens.
When was Qwen2.5 72B Instruct released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2024-09-16. It has been superseded by Qwen3 235B A22B.
Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (qwen licence).
Can I run Qwen2.5 72B Instruct locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen2.5 72B Instruct read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?›
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Sep 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?›
GPT-5 Mini (2025-08-07) (cheaper), GPT-5 (2025-08-07) (better), DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B (open weights).