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Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct vs DeepSeek V4 Flash

Compare Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct from Qwen and DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct
Qwen · text, image, video → text

Qwen2.5-VL is a visual language model from the Qwen2.5 series, equipped with strong visual understanding and reasoning capabilities. It can recognize objects, analyze text and charts, understand key events in long videos, and accurately locate targets within images. The model supports structured output, making it suitable for data such as invoices and forms, and performs excellently in multiple benchmark tests.

Input$0.5 /M
Output$0.5 /M
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DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek · text → text

(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-flash-0731)DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.

Input$0.142 /M
Output$0.284 /M
Cache read$0.0284 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Input /M
$0.5
$0.142
Output /M
$0.5
$0.284
Cache read /M
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$0.0284
Context length
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1,000,000
Max output
0
384,000
Time to First Token
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1.0 s
Throughput
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66.5 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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April 24, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

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Performance Past 3 Days

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

DeepSeek V4 Flash
$12.78 /mo
Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct
$37.50 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct, DeepSeek V4 Flash?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct: $0.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct accepts text, image and video input; DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking.

Can I call Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct and DeepSeek V4 Flash with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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