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Qwen2.5 VL 72B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning

Alibaba · released

Wins 0 of 2 areas

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Alibaba · released

Wins 2 of 2 areas

Agents · Images and charts

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning is the stronger all-rounder.

Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Agents rests on a single test.

What it costs

Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.

Qwen2.5 VL 72BNo current price is tracked.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning$0.40 to read · $4.00 to write$4.40Price from Alibaba's own price page

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning pulls ahead

  • Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+29.3points aheadQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning38.1Qwen2.5 VL 72B8.8
  • Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+17.6points aheadQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning68.7Qwen2.5 VL 72B51.1
  • Math problems shown in pictures and chartsMathVista+11points aheadQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning85.8Qwen2.5 VL 72B74.8

Where Qwen2.5 VL 72B pulls ahead

  • Reads text in imagesOCRBench+1points aheadQwen2.5 VL 72B88.5Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning87.5

Every test, side by side

All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

AgentsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning

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Images and chartsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
  • MMMU-ProQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 17.651.168.7+17.6
  • MathVistaQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 1174.885.8+11
  • MMMUQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 8.570.278.7+8.5
  • MMStarQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 7.970.878.7+7.9
  • BLINKQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 4.16367.1+4.1
  • OCRBenchQwen2.5 VL 72B by 188.587.5+1

Full images and charts ranking

Other results10 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, Qwen2.5 VL 72B or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning wins all two areas where both have results: agents and images and charts. Qwen2.5 VL 72B wins none.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 7 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.