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Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Qwen Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct β€” pricing, 32k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By Qwen

πŸ‘ Vision Accepts images alongside text. Quality varies β€” text recognition (OCR) is largely solved; nuanced visual reasoning is not. Glossary β†’ {} JSON Forces output to be valid JSON, reducing parse errors. Some providers also let you constrain to a schema. Glossary β†’
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary β†’
32,000
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary β†’
$0.2500
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5Γ— pricier than input. Glossary β†’
$0.7500
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
Qwen
Slug
qwen/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct
Capabilities
vision, json_mode

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
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Pricing history

Tracking Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart β€” call Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct from your app

curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs

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Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is a large language model API from Qwen with a 32k-token context window. It costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens.

How much does Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct cost?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is priced at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens via the Qwen API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.5.

What is the context window of Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports up to 32k tokens of context per request β€” roughly 64 pages of English text or 4000 lines of code at a typical density.

Does Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports image input (vision) and structured JSON mode. It does not support tool/function calling.

Who makes Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is built and operated by Qwen. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Qwen's public catalog.

Can I self-host Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is API-only β€” its weights are not publicly distributed by Qwen, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

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