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Llama Guard 4 12B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct cost about the same per output token ($0.18 vs $0.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Llama Guard 4 12B Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Llama Guard 4 12BMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
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Output $/M
$0.18
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
vs $0.18 vs $0.20 per 1M output tokens. Llama Guard 4 12B is 1.1x cheaper.

Llama Guard 4 12B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for output tokens 1.1x cheaper ($0.18 vs $0.20 per million) and a larger context window (164K against 33K tokens).

Model ALlama Guard 4 12BMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Llama Guard 4 12B not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Llama Guard 4 12B $0.18 against Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 per million output tokens, 1.1x apart.
Context window
Llama Guard 4 12B takes 164K tokens, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 33K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured118.5Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
BALROGNot measured7.8%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured35.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Math benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured2.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
MMLUNot measured72.9%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
General benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
DTBenchNot measured47.7%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCANot measured6.4%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 44 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.0003Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.0095Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.038Exceeds the context window
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
SpecificationMeta Llama Guard 4 12BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
MakerMeta LlamaQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 30, 2025October 16, 2024
Context window164K33K
Input $/Mtok$0.18$0.10
Output $/Mtok$0.18$0.20
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Llama Guard 4 12B better than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for output tokens 1.1x cheaper ($0.18 vs $0.20 per million) and a larger context window (164K against 33K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Llama Guard 4 12B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama Guard 4 12B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Llama Guard 4 12B, with 164K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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