Qwen-VL OCR vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct comes out ahead, 42 to 36 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-VL OCR
36/100- ECI—
- Price$0.72 / $0.72
- Context34K
- Our pickAlibaba (Qwen)
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
42/100- ECI—
- Price$0.35 / $1.40
- Context131K
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Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is our pick
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 42/100 against Qwen-VL OCR (36). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceQwen2.5 14B InstructQwen2.5 14B Instruct $0.613 · Qwen-VL OCR $0.72 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen2.5 14B InstructQwen2.5 14B Instruct 131,072 · Qwen-VL OCR 34,096 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen-VL OCRQwen-VL OCR: Text, Images · Qwen2.5 14B Instruct: Text
- Self-hostingQwen2.5 14B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Qwen-VL OCR | Qwen2.5 14B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 57 | 60 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 1 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 36/100 | 42/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Qwen-VL OCRAlibaba (Qwen) | Qwen2.5 14B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.72 | $0.35 (best) |
| Output | $0.72 (best) | $1.40 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.72 | $0.613 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 34,096 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,096 tokens | 8,192 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | qwen-vl-ocr | qwen2-5-14b-instruct |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Oct 28, 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen-VL OCR$8.64
- Qwen2.5 14B Instruct$6.30
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen-VL OCR or Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 42/100 against Qwen-VL OCR (36). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Qwen-VL OCR or Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is cheaper at $0.35 input / $1.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Qwen-VL OCR costs $0.72 input / $0.72 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.613 per million tokens for Qwen2.5 14B Instruct versus $0.72 for Qwen-VL OCR (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen-VL OCR has not been scored yet and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen-VL OCR and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-VL OCR does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 34,096 for Qwen-VL OCR. Maximum output per response: Qwen-VL OCR up to 4,096, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen-VL OCR accepts text and images; Qwen2.5 14B Instruct accepts text. Qwen-VL OCR handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen-VL OCR is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen-VL OCR is the newest, released Oct 28, 2024. Qwen2.5 14B Instruct came out Sep 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen-VL OCR Apr 2024, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct Apr 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
