Model comparison
Qwen Plus vs Qwen2-72B
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen Plus scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen2-72B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 40.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 65.3% for Qwen Plus and 39.1% for Qwen2-72B.
- Qwen2-72B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.1 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2024-01-25 | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1328 | 1196 |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen Plus: —, Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1317 | 1191 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 81.1% | — |
| LMCA | 24% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |
Math Qwen2-72B leads
Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1326 | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | 65.3% | 39.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 17.8% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 48.1% | 40.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1328 | 1171 |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175), Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1310 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1347 | 1240 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1251 | 1111 |
| LMArena Russian | 1323 | 1169 |
| LMArena French | — | 1170 |
| LMArena German | — | 1151 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1169 |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181), Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1303 | 1181 |
Long Context Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176), Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Qwen Plus | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1326 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1293 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1336 | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Plus better than Qwen2-72B?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen Plus or Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Plus and Qwen2-72B share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Plus has 20 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.