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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Skyfall 36B V2

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs 4.0x less per output token than Skyfall 36B V2 ($0.20 vs $0.80 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Replace Skyfall 36B V2
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
T Skyfall 36B V2TheDrummer
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.80
vs $0.20 vs $0.80 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 4.0x cheaper.

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Skyfall 36B V2: which to pick

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

Pick Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for output tokens 4.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $0.80 per million).

Model AQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BSkyfall 36B V2TheDrummerNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run); Skyfall 36B V2 has none yet. 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
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct not benchmarked, Skyfall 36B V2 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
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 against Skyfall 36B V2 $0.80 per million output tokens, 4.0x apart.
Context window
Both take 33K tokens.

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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructSkyfall 36B V2Leader
Epoch Capabilities Index118.5Not measuredOnly 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructSkyfall 36B V2Leader
BALROG7.8%Not measuredOnly 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructSkyfall 36B V2Leader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)35.5%Not measuredOnly 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructSkyfall 36B V2Leader
OTIS Mock AIME2.5%Not measuredOnly 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructSkyfall 36B V2Leader
MMLU72.9%Not measuredOnly 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructSkyfall 36B V2Leader
DTBench47.7%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCA6.4%Not measuredOnly 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

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request
Skyfall 36B V2$0.0009Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window
Skyfall 36B V2$0.030Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window
Skyfall 36B V2$0.118Exceeds 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2
SpecificationQwen2.5 7B InstructTheDrummer Skyfall 36B V2
MakerQwenTheDrummer
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedOctober 16, 2024March 10, 2025
Context window33K33K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.55
Output $/Mtok$0.20$0.80
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen2.5 7B Instruct better than Skyfall 36B V2 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for output tokens 4.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $0.80 per million).

Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Skyfall 36B V2?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Skyfall 36B V2 costs $0.55 and $0.80. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Skyfall 36B V2?

Neither: both take 33K tokens.

Has any benchmark tested both Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run); Skyfall 36B V2 has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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