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Qwen2.5 72B Instruct vs GPT-5
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Winner summary
GPT-5 wins on 5/5 benchmarks
GPT-5 wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·GPT-5math·GPT-5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
#82 by perf·no signal
GPT-5
#74 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
14.5x better value than GPT-5
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
140.0 pts/$
$0.38/M
GPT-5
9.7 pts/$
$5.63/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen2.5 72B InstructGPT-5
Balrog
GPT-5 leads by +16.6
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
16.2
GPT-5
32.8
GeoBench
GPT-5 leads by +19.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
62.0
GPT-5
81.0
GPQA diamond
GPT-5 leads by +49.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
32.2
GPT-5
81.6
MATH level 5
GPT-5 leads by +35.0
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
63.2
GPT-5
98.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-5 leads by +83.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
8.0
GPT-5
91.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
Balrog Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning. | 16.2 | 32.8 |
GeoBench GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding. | 62.0 | 81.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 32.2 | 81.6 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 63.2 | 98.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 8.0 | 91.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.36 | $0.40 | 33K tokens (~16 books) | $3.70 | |
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 |