Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct vs Palmyra X5 vs Command R+
Palmyra X5 comes out ahead, 48 to 30 and 22 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct
30/100- ECI—
- Price$2.80 / $8.40
- Context131K
- Our pick
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Palmyra X5
48/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $6.00
- Context1M
CohereCommand R+
22/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
Palmyra X5 is our pick
Palmyra X5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct (30) and Command R+ (22). It leads on price, inputs & features 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 pricePalmyra X5Palmyra X5 $1.95 · Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct $4.20 · Command R+ $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextPalmyra X5Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct 131,072 · Command R+ 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct and Palmyra X5Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct: Text, Images · Palmyra X5: Text, Images · Command R+: Text
- Self-hostingQwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct and Command R+Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct | Palmyra X5 | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 20 | 36 | 19 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 50 | 60 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 60 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 30/100 | 48/100 | 22/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen2.5-VL 72B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | Palmyra X5Writer | Command R+Cohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.80 | $0.60 (best) | $2.50 |
| Output | $8.40 | $6.00 (best) | $10.00 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.20 | $1.95 (best) | $4.38 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Median of 1 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens (best) | 4,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct | — | command-r-plus-08-2024 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Sep 2024 | Apr 28, 2025 | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | — | Jun 1, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct$44.80
- Palmyra X5$18.00
- Command R+$45.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct, Palmyra X5 or Command R+?
Palmyra X5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct (30) and Command R+ (22). It leads on price, inputs & features 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, Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct, Palmyra X5 or Command R+?
Palmyra X5 is cheaper at $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct costs $2.80 input / $8.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); Command R+ costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.95 per million tokens for Palmyra X5 versus $4.20 for Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct (2.2× as much) and $4.38 for Command R+ (2.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct has not been scored yet, Palmyra X5 has not been scored yet and Command R+ has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct, Palmyra X5 and Command R+ yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Palmyra X5 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct and 128,000 for Command R+. Maximum output per response: Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct up to 8,192, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192, Command R+ up to 4,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct accepts text and images; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images; Command R+ accepts text. Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct and Command R+ publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Palmyra X5 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Palmyra X5 is the newest, released Apr 28, 2025. Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct came out Sep 2024; Command R+ came out Aug 30, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct Apr 2024, Command R+ Jun 1, 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.
