Qwen2.5 72B Instruct vs Qwen3 Max.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen3 Max takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen2.5 72B Instruct. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct counters on price: $1.09 per million tokens against $6.02, for 131k context instead of 262k.
Alibaba CloudQwen2.5 72B Instruct
$1.09/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Requesty · $0.162 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
Alibaba Cloudwins 3 roundsQwen3 Max
$6.02/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.723 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling
List price in (lower wins)
$1.40/M
$1.20/M
List price out (lower wins)
$5.60/M
$6/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.09/M at Requesty
$6.02/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$9.80/M
$9.60/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.162
$0.723
Context
131k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
not stated
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
1 Sept 2024
23 Sept 2025
Providers selling it
15
22
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 7
Alibaba Cloud (China)$3.44 / $6.02
Requesty$1.09 / $9.60
DeepInfra$1.48 / $9.60
Eden AI$1.48 / $9.60
TrustedRouter$1.56 / $10.13
Novita$1.54 / $14.78- Alibaba Cloud$9.80 / $9.60
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct then Qwen3 Max, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen3 Max
Nous Portal$0.62 / $3.12 $0.78 / $3.9025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or Qwen3 Max?
- Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, at $1.09 per million tokens against $6.02 for Qwen3 Max, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: $1.09 at Requesty. Qwen3 Max: $6.02 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 7 providers sell both: Alibaba Cloud (China), Requesty, DeepInfra, Eden AI, TrustedRouter, Novita, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen3 Max, at 262k tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.