Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking cost about the same per output token ($1.00 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.00
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has results on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking has a AA Intelligence Index result, 9.5.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking takes 262K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct $0.0013, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct not benchmarked, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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
- Both cost $1.00 per million output tokens.
- Context window
- Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct takes 128K tokens, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 262K.
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
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 9.5 | Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorld | 5.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 36.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeoBench | 62.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1107 | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1115 | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1107 | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 45 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
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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.
| Specification | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | February 1, 2025 | October 6, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.80 | $0.29 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.80 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.29 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, with 262K tokens against 128K.
Has any benchmark tested both Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has results on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.