DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) 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.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Off the frontier
Intelligence
8.50
Total cost
$25.4
AlibabaQwen2.5 Instruct 72BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

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

MetricDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Qwen2.5 Instruct 72BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.57.7−9.4% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 9.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$25.37Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.23s23.24s+127.2% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 127.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.32 / $0.89$0.47 / $0.49
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