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Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs GLM 5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Supports vision

GLM 5 wins:

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

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

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

License & Release

PropertyQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructGLM 5
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenZ-ai
ReleasedFeb 2025Feb 2026

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct Modalities

Input
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Output
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GLM 5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GLM 5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.72/M tokens. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.80/M tokens.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has a 32,768 token context window, while GLM 5 has a 202,752 token context window.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports vision. GLM 5 does not support vision.