Qwen2.5 72B Instruct API pricing
As of October 22, 2026, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs $0.36 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens, the median of 1 providers on OpenRouter.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct benchmarks and specs · Every Qwen model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.36
- Output, per million tokens$0.40
- Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
- Context window33K tokens
- Max output16K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0006 | $0.560 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.019 | $19.20 | No, it would need splitting |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.076 | $76.00 | No, it would need splitting |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | Not computable | Not computable |
Price history
The price of Qwen2.5 72B Instruct here is the median across 1 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.
Cheaper models as good as Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Models within two points of Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or above it on the LLMBenchmark Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- Phi 4$0.14 Overall 24.7 against 26.5 · 65% cheaper output
- gpt-oss-20b$0.15 Overall 38.5 against 26.5 · 63% cheaper output
- Gemma 3 12B$0.1625 Overall 28.0 against 26.5 · 59% cheaper output
- Qwen3.5-Flash$0.26 Overall 50.1 against 26.5 · 35% cheaper output
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash$0.28 Overall 60.8 against 26.5 · 30% cheaper output
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct pricing questions
- How much does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct cost per million tokens?
- $0.36 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 22, 2026.
- Does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct support prompt caching?
- OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?
- Phi 4 scores 24.7 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or above it, and costs $0.14 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Qwen2.5 72B Instruct changed?
- The price of Qwen2.5 72B Instruct here is the median across 1 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.