# Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ![Organization](https://img.shields.io/badge/Org-Qwen-orange) ![Parameters](https://img.shields.io/badge/Params-72B-1f6feb) ![Context](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context-128K%20tokens-1f6feb) ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Qianwen-d29922) ![Weights](https://img.shields.io/badge/Weights-Open-2da44e) ![Released](https://img.shields.io/badge/Released-Sep%202024-555) > **Quick answer:** Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is Alibaba's September 2024 improved 72B model, scoring 95.8% on GSM8K, 86.6% on HumanEval, 81.2% on Arena Hard, and 55.5% on LiveCodeBench. Significant improvements over Qwen2 72B — particularly in coding (+22pp LiveCodeBench) and math (+6pp GSM8K). ## At a Glance **Where Qwen2.5 72B leads** - 95.8% GSM8K — near-ceiling math reasoning at 72B scale - 86.6% HumanEval — strong code completion - 81.2% Arena Hard — competitive instruction following - 55.5% LiveCodeBench — significant improvement over Qwen2 72B - 128K context window - Strong Chinese-English bilingual capability **Where it lags** - Qianwen License — not Apache 2.0; commercial restrictions - 25.4% BigCodeBench — moderate complex coding - Knowledge cutoff July 2024 - Superseded by Qwen3 family for new deployments **Best for:** Existing Qwen2.5 72B deployments; strong math/coding tasks in Chinese-English bilingual contexts; teams in Alibaba Cloud ecosystem. ## What Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct (released September 19, 2024) represents Alibaba's Q3 2024 flagship open-weight model — the successor to Qwen2 72B with improved training data and instruction tuning. Key improvements over Qwen2 72B: GSM8K +6.3pp (95.8% vs 89.5%), HumanEval +0.6pp (86.6% vs 86.0%), and LiveCodeBench significantly improved (+22pp, representing a major coding capability leap). Arena Hard jumped from ~75% to 81.2%. The 128K context window matches other flagship open models. Qwen2.5 72B was among the strongest open-weight 72B models at launch, competing closely with Llama 3.3 70B (released December 2024) on most benchmarks. ## Specifications | Field | Value | |---|---| | Organization | Alibaba / Qwen | | Parameters | 72B (dense) | | Context window | 128,000 tokens | | License | Qianwen License | | HuggingFace | [Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct) | | Release date | September 19, 2024 | | Knowledge cutoff | July 2024 | | Modality | Text only | ## Pricing Open weights under Qianwen License on Hugging Face. Available via Alibaba Cloud DashScope at market rates. ## Public Benchmark Scores | Benchmark | Score | Source | Date | |---|---|---|---| | [GSM8K](/benchmarks/gsm8k) | 95.8% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-07 | | [HumanEval](/benchmarks/humaneval) | 86.6% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-07 | | [Arena Hard](/benchmarks/arena-hard-v2) | 81.2% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-07 | | [LiveCodeBench](/benchmarks/livecodebench) | 55.5% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-07 | | [BigCodeBench](/benchmarks/bigcodebench) | 25.4% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-07 | ## Qwen2.5 72B vs Alternatives | Model | GSM8K | HumanEval | LiveCodeBench | License | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Qwen2.5 72B Instruct** | 95.8% | 86.6% | 55.5% | Qianwen | | [Qwen2 72B Instruct](/models/qwen/qwen2-72b-instruct) | 89.5% | 86.0% | — | Qianwen | | [Llama 3.3 70B Instruct](/models/meta/llama-3-3-70b-instruct) | — | 88.4% | — | Llama 3.3 | | [DeepSeek-V3](/models/deepseek/deepseek-v3) | — | — | 27.2% | MIT | Qwen2.5 72B vs Qwen2 72B: +6.3pp GSM8K, significantly higher LiveCodeBench — a meaningful upgrade. For new open-weight 72B deployments, Qwen3 32B (Apache 2.0, better performance at smaller size) is the recommended choice. ## Related Models & Benchmarks - Compare: [Qwen2 72B Instruct](/models/qwen/qwen2-72b-instruct) · [Llama 3.3 70B Instruct](/models/meta/llama-3-3-70b-instruct) · [Qwen3 32B](/models/qwen/qwen3-32b) - Benchmarks: [GSM8K](/benchmarks/gsm8k) · [HumanEval](/benchmarks/humaneval) · [LiveCodeBench](/benchmarks/livecodebench) ## Frequently Asked Questions

What is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is Alibaba's September 2024 flagship 72B model scoring 95.8% GSM8K, 86.6% HumanEval, 81.2% Arena Hard, and 55.5% LiveCodeBench with 128K context.

Is Qwen2.5 72B open source?

The weights are open under the Qianwen License — permits commercial use with conditions. Not Apache 2.0. For fully permissive commercial use, consider Qwen3 32B (Apache 2.0).

Should I use Qwen2.5 72B or Qwen2 72B?

Qwen2.5 72B is a clear upgrade: +6.3pp GSM8K, significantly better LiveCodeBench. Prefer Qwen2.5 72B for new deployments within the Qwen2.x family.

--- *Specs from Alibaba's official Qwen2.5 release (September 2024) and Benchgen evaluations. Last updated 2026-07-24.*

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