Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2024-09-19
Pricing
0.048¢ / 1K
0.050¢ / 1K
0.048¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0386¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.215¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0242 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0152 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $11.58 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.475) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.495).
Benchmarks
#339 of 533
#202 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.028 |
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Sarvam 30B (high) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Nova Micro | 5.9 | $0.061 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Pro 3 | 7.8 | $0.262 |
| GPT-4o (Aug '24) | 7.7 | $4.375 |
| Llama 3.3 Instruct 70B | 7.7 | $0.712 |
| Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B | 7.7 | $0.48 |
| Sonar | 7.7 | — |
| Step3 VL 10B | 7.7 | — |
| Devstral Small (Jul '25) | 7.6 | — |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 45.4 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | 40.2 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 39.9 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 39.8 | $0.23 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | $2.925 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 27.0 | $1.125 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B See Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B?
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is developed by Alibaba, released 2024-09-19.
How much does Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B cost per million tokens?
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B costs $0.475 per 1M input tokens and $0.495 per 1M output tokens ($0.48 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B rank on benchmarks?
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B scores 7.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #339 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B?
Yes — Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores similar intelligence (6.9) at $0.028/1M blended, versus $0.48/1M for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.