Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 2025
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
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—per task?
$2.80 / $8.40per 1M in / out
—output speed?
131Kcontext

Alternatives?

Run it yourself

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Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✓ 48 GB GPU · compressed✓ 80 GB GPU · 8-bit
Licenceqwencommercial use with conditions

Benchmarks

in Vision & Documents
Video-MME 2 · with subtitles/audio22.1#8
Video-MME 2 · without subtitles/audio13.7#8

FAQ

How much does Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct cost?›

$2.80 per 1M input tokens and $8.40 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via Parasail at $0.80 / $1.

Is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.80 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, and what is it best at?›

#7 of 16 in Vision & Documents.

Is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct better than Llama 4 Scout?›

On Arena Vision · overall, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores 1,107.4 vs 1,118.4 — about the same.

How can I use Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?›

Through the API of Parasail.

What is the context window of Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?›

131K tokens, with up to 8K output tokens.

When was Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-01-27. It is the current version in its line.

Is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (qwen licence).

Can I run Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct read images?›

It accepts text and images as input.

What is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?›

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Jan 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?›

Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5 Mini (better), Gemma 4 31B (open weights).