Model comparison
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 2 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 36.3 to 33.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 16% for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct and 34.4% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $5.60 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2024-09 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Max output | 8K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.40 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $5.60 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 43 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 33.2 (#260), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 16% | 34.4% |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.8% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1292 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 55.9% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 22.1 (#133), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | 5.7% | — |
| BALROG | 16.2% | — |
| METR Time Horizons | 35.8% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 22.3 (#199), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1271 | — |
| DTBench | 62.9% | — |
| LMCA | 13.4% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 79.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 129 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.5 | — |
| HellaSwag | 84.8% | — |
| PIQA | 82.6% | — |
| WinoGrande | 82.3% | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 19.3 (#287), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 8.1% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 33% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 27.0 (#253), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 63.1% | — |
| Confabulations | 19.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 42.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1245 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 94.5% | — |
| MMLU | 85.3% | — |
| TriviaQA | 71.9% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 41.0 (#213), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1252 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1272 | — |
| LMArena French | 1280 | — |
| LMArena German | 1234 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1180 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1256 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 65.5 (#221), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 80.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1254 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 38.9 (#188), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1282 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: 46.7 (#215), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1221 | — |
| WildBench | 80.2% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1272 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 72B Instruct lists at $1.40 and $5.60.
Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 33.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 72B Instruct and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has 43 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.