Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is designed to handle text inputs within a context length of up to 32,768 tokens and can support tool usage for enhanced functionality. While it does not currently offer reasoning or structured output capabilities, its performance in benchmarking, particularly with an EQbench score of 33.5 as of July 30th, 2026, is noteworthy. Considering its price at $0.36 per million input tokens and $0.4 per million output tokens, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct may be a suitable choice for those needing basic text processing with tool support, but who do not require advanced reasoning or structured data handling. Its benchmark score of 31.1 suggests it performs well across a range of tasks; however, users should carefully evaluate whether this performance justifies the cost relative to other models in their consideration set.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 31.1 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-07-30. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 33.5 |
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen-2.5-72b-instruct
- Vendor
- qwen
- Released
- September 2024
- Tokenizer
- Qwen
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.36/M input and $0.40/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.20 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $2.60 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | $0.36 | $0.40 | 32,768 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.36 | $0.40 | 131,072 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct cost?
- $0.36 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's context window?
- 32,768 tokens, roughly 49 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can Qwen2.5 72B Instruct process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.