This model is deprecated. We still benchmark its performance, but less often: every 18 hours instead of every 6.
Alibaba has launched a newer release, Qwen3 235B A22B. We suggest considering it instead.
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Time per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 2 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
Cost per Intelligence Index task
Total 2 providers
Qwen2.5 72B is available through 2 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Output Speed: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B providers
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is available through 2 API providers: SiliconFlow (FP8) and DeepInfra. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is currently available through 2 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The providers with the lowest time to first answer token for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B are SiliconFlow (FP8) (2.69s) and DeepInfra (4.76s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B by blended price are DeepInfra ($0.36 per 1M tokens) and SiliconFlow (FP8) ($0.59 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B are DeepInfra ($0.36 per 1M input tokens) and SiliconFlow (FP8) ($0.59 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B are DeepInfra ($0.40 per 1M output tokens) and SiliconFlow (FP8) ($0.59 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B vary up to 1.6x across providers. The most affordable is DeepInfra at $0.36 per 1M tokens, while SiliconFlow (FP8) charges $0.59 per 1M tokens.
All 2 providers of Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B support JSON mode for structured output.
All 2 providers of Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B support function calling (tool use).
When choosing a provider for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B, consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B's intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview