How much does Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?

Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.800 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.400 per 1M.

What is Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's context window?

Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct accepts up to 128,000 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 115,200 output tokens.

Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.800 for Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, with a 16,385 token context window.

Where does this Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct price come from?

From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct pricing

Qwen2.5-VL is proficient in recognizing common objects such as flowers, birds, fish, and insects. It is also highly capable of analyzing texts, charts, icons, graphics, and layouts within images. Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct from OpenRouter costs $0.800 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.400 per 1M. Context window 128,000 tokens.

API id qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.800

Input / 1M tokens

$1.00

Output / 1M tokens

$0.400

Cached input / 1M

128K

Context window

Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct specifications

Provider: OpenRouter
API id: qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 128K tokens
Max output: 115K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

Provider	Input /1M	Cached /1M	Output /1M	1M in + 1M out	vs vendor
Alibaba (Qwen)VendorCheapest	$0.800	$0.400	$1.00	$1.80	—
OpenRouterHostviewing	$0.800	$0.400	$1.00	$1.80	—

What Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
Workload	Input tokens	Output tokens	Estimated cost
Short chat turn	1,000	500	$0.0013
Document summary	50,000	2,000	$0.04
1M tokens in, 200K out	1,000,000	200,000	$1.00

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct price history

Recorded	Input /1M	Output /1M
2026-09-04	$0.800	$1.00
2026-08-27	$0.250	$0.750

Common questions

How much does Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?: Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.800 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.400 per 1M.
What is Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's context window?: Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct accepts up to 128,000 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 115,200 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?: Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.800 for Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct price come from?: From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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