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Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5 397B A17B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Speed
Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen2 VL 72B InstructQwen3.5 397B A17B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen2 VL 72B InstructQwen3.5 397B A17B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenQwen
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3.5 397B A17B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5 397B A17B has cheaper input pricing at $0.39/M tokens. Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.45/M tokens.
Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct has a 131,072 token context window, while Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a 262,144 token context window.
Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct supports vision. Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports vision.