Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B

Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)Qwen2.5 Instruct 72BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.77.7−67.5% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 67.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.40s24.79s+117.5% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 117.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.47 / $0.49
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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