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Large 72B vision-language model from Qwen 2.5 generation.
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Based on the Capability Index, Grok 4.5 scores higher (88.5 vs 62.8). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B has a lower blended cost. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output. Qwen2.5 VL 72B: $0.80 input / $1.00 output.
Grok 4.5 has a larger context window: Grok 4.5 supports 500K tokens vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B at 128K tokens.
Yes, both Grok 4.5 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B support vision/image input.
Key differences: Grok 4.5 has a notably higher capability index (25.7 point gap); Qwen2.5 VL 72B is significantly cheaper; only Grok 4.5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.
If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Grok 4.5 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.