Qwen 2.5 72B — AI Model Review & Pricing
The predecessor to Qwen 3. Still a solid open-weight model, especially for Chinese language tasks.
Specifications
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Lab | Alibaba Cloud |
| Tags | Intelligent Open Weight |
| Release Date | 2024-09 |
| Context Window | 32,768 tokens |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.35 |
| Output Price / 1M | $1.20 |
| Input Modalities | Text |
| Output Modalities | Text |
Strengths
- Good Chinese support
- Open-weight
- Reasonable performance
Weaknesses
- Dated architecture
- Behind newer models
- Western knowledge gaps
Best For
- Chinese language tasks
- Self-hosting
- Fine-tuning base
In Depth: Qwen 2.5 72B
Summary
Qwen 2.5 72B is an AI model from Alibaba Cloud ranked #115 of 124 on the LMRank leaderboard.
Released 2024-09. It currently appears in the Overall category on LMRank. It supports Text input and produces Text output, with a context window of 32,768 tokens. Input pricing is $0.35 per 1M tokens and output is $1.20 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter.