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Qwen2.5 72B

Well-established open 72B model; widely hosted, superseded by Qwen3.

Creator
Qwen
Lifecycle
Active
Context
131.1K
Max output
8.2K
Released
Sep 19, 2024
Status
unknown
Input
$0.23 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.40 / 1M tokens
Cached read
— / 1M tokens
Cached write
— / 1M tokens
Batch discount
—%
Source
Qwen2.5 72B pricing
Verified
Apr 5, 2026 (High)

Capabilities

Modalities
text→text
Capabilities
batchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs
Strengths
Well-supported on all major platforms, Apache 2.0
Tradeoffs
No hybrid thinking, superseded by Qwen3
Official Links
Intro
https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen2.5-llm/
Docs
https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/
Pricing
https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
Release note
https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/

Benchmark Coverage

BenchmarkVersionScoreDateSourceNotes
MMLU202486.1 %Sep 1, 2024Qwen TeamVendor-reported

Release History

ReleaseAliasLifecycleRelease DateDeprecationShutdownSummary
Qwen2.5 72Bqwen2-5-72bActiveSep 19, 2024——Current published model family snapshot.

Host Coverage

HostTypeContextPricing NoteDifferences
Together AIcloud131.1K$0.23/$0.40 per MTok.—
Migration Guidance

Upgrade to Qwen3-32B for reasoning; this remains a stable option.

Replacement models: qwen3-32b

Change Events
DateTypeTitleDescriptionSource
Sep 19, 2024family_addedQwen2.5 72B publishedInitial public model family launch.Qwen2.5 72B release notes

Other models from Qwen

Qwen3 235B-A22B, Qwen3 32B, QwQ-32B