Qwen2.5 72B Instruct alternatives

Best Qwen2.5 72B Instruct alternatives

10 models that can stand in for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, ranked by benchmark score, with what each one does better.

Current Model

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Input / 1M: $0.36
Output / 1M: $0.40
Context: 33K
Intelligence: 7.7

Quick picks

The best alternative depends on what you need

Why people switch away from Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, and the model that fits each reason best.

Cheapest alternative

Qwen3 14B

$0.24 per 1M output tokens vs $0.40

Smartest alternative

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Intelligence score 10.4 vs 7.7

Largest context

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

1.05M tokens vs 33K

Ranked

Top Qwen2.5 72B Instruct alternatives

Each model is scored against Qwen2.5 72B Instruct. Green means better, red means worse.

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct as the baseline, then the top alternatives scored against it
Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Context	Intelligence	Compare
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.36	Output / 1M$0.40	Context33K	Intelligence7.7	Reference model
1 Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Google	Input / 1M$0.10-72%	Output / 1M$0.40	Context1.05M+3100%	Intelligence10.4+35%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreLarger 1.05M contextAccepts image and file and audio and videoNewer release
2 Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.07-81%	Output / 1M$0.28-30%	Context262K+700%	Intelligence9.6+25%	Compare
Why switch:1.4x cheaper outputHigher intelligence scoreLarger 262K contextNewer release
3 Qwen3 32B Qwen	Input / 1M$0.08-78%	Output / 1M$0.28-30%	Context131K+300%	Intelligence8.6+12%	Compare
Why switch:1.4x cheaper outputHigher intelligence scoreLarger 131K contextNewer release
4 Qwen3 14B Qwen	Input / 1M$0.12-67%	Output / 1M$0.24-40%	Context41K+25%	Intelligence8.2+6%	Compare
Why switch:1.7x cheaper outputHigher intelligence scoreLarger 41K contextNewer release
5 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.15-58%	Output / 1M$0.60+50%	Context262K+700%	Intelligence7.9+3%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreLarger 262K contextAccepts imageNewer release
6 GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI	Input / 1M$0.10-72%	Output / 1M$0.40	Context1.05M+3097%	Intelligence7.8+1%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreLarger 1.05M contextAccepts image and fileNewer release
7 Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Meta	Input / 1M$0.22-39%	Output / 1M$0.50+25%	Context131K+300%	Intelligence7.7	Compare
Why switch:Larger 131K contextNewer release
8 Qwen3 30B A3B Qwen	Input / 1M$0.12-67%	Output / 1M$0.50+25%	Context41K+25%	Intelligence7.6-1%	Compare
Why switch:Larger 41K contextNewer release
9 Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 Qwen	Input / 1M$0.10-72%	Output / 1M$0.30-25%	Context262K+700%	Intelligence7.5-3%	Compare
Why switch:1.3x cheaper outputLarger 262K contextNewer release
10 Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.25-31%	Output / 1M$0.75+88%	Context262K+700%	Intelligence7.3-5%	Compare
Why switch:Larger 262K contextAccepts imageNewer release

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite from Google ranks first, based on independent benchmark scores. It costs $0.40 per 1M output tokens, compared with $0.40 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Yes. Qwen3 14B charges $0.24 per 1M output tokens, versus $0.40 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Can I try Qwen2.5 72B Instruct and its alternatives at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to several models at once, so you can compare Qwen2.5 72B Instruct with any of these alternatives on your own tasks.

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