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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct vs Gemini 2.0 Flash

Gemini 2.0 Flash comes out ahead, 65 to 43 on our weighted score.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

    Released Sep 19, 2024

    43/100
    • ECI129.0
    • Price$1.40 / $5.60
    • Context131K
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  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.0 Flash

    Released Dec 11, 2024

    65/100
    • ECI134.7
    • Price—
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 2.0 Flash

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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.0 Flash is our pick

Gemini 2.0 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen2.5 72B Instruct (43). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.0 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.0 Flash 134.7 · Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 129.0
  • Lowest priceQwen2.5 72B InstructQwen2.5 72B Instruct $2.45 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Gemini 2.0 Flash unpriced
  • Longest contextGemini 2.0 FlashGemini 2.0 Flash 1,048,576 · Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.0 FlashQwen2.5 72B Instruct: Text · Gemini 2.0 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingQwen2.5 72B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen2.5 72B InstructGemini 2.0 Flash
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)67%5259
Inputs & features20%2590
Context window13%2461
Overall100%43/10065/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct vs Gemini 2.0 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen2.5 72B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)Gemini 2.0 FlashGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)129.0134.7 (best)
ECI rank#128 of 148#116 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions49.2%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics8.1%—
Price per million tokens
Input$1.40—
Output$5.60—
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$2.45—
Long-context rateSame rate—
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba API—
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDqwen2-5-72b-instruct—
API providers1—
ReleasedSep 19, 2024Dec 11, 2024
Knowledge cutoffApr 2024Jun 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen2.5 72B Instruct$25.20
  • Gemini 2.0 Flash—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or Gemini 2.0 Flash?

Gemini 2.0 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen2.5 72B Instruct (43). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.

Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or Gemini 2.0 Flash?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is cheaper at $1.40 input / $5.60 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.45 per million tokens for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct versus . Gemini 2.0 Flash has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.0 Flash 134.7 (#116 of 148) and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 129.0 (#128 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (124.3–136.7 vs 123.8–130.7), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct and Gemini 2.0 Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 2.0 Flash leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.0 Flash has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 131,072 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct. Maximum output per response: Qwen2.5 72B Instruct up to 8,192, Gemini 2.0 Flash up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct accepts text; Gemini 2.0 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.0 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.0 Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.0 Flash is the newest, released Dec 11, 2024. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct came out Sep 19, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Apr 2024, Gemini 2.0 Flash Jun 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.

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