Llama 3.3 70B vs Qwen2.5-72B

Name: Llama 3.3 70B
Author: AI at Meta

Llama 3.3 70B (2025) and Qwen2.5-72B (2025) are compact production models from AI at Meta and Alibaba. Llama 3.3 70B ships a 8k-token context window, while Qwen2.5-72B ships a 128k-token context window. On MMLU PRO, Qwen2.5-72B leads by 0.7 pts. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Qwen2.5-72B fits 16x more tokens; pick it for long-context work and Llama 3.3 70B for tighter calls.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first

Signal	Llama 3.3 70B	Qwen2.5-72B	How to read it
Best for	multimodal apps and tool-calling agents	tool-calling agents	Use-case synthesis from product type, capability flags, context, and provider data.
Decision fit	Agents, Vision, and Classification	RAG, Agents, and Long context	Primary workload tags from local decision data.
Context window	8k	128k	Higher is better when prompts, retrieval chunks, or transcripts are large.
Cheapest output	$0.90/1M tokens	-	Cheapest tracked provider route; verify your exact region and tier.
Provider routes	1 tracked	0 tracked	Broader coverage can reduce vendor lock-in and fallback risk.
Shared benchmarks	1 shared	MMLU PRO leader	Visible benchmark lead is 0.7 points on MMLU PRO.

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Llama 3.3 70B when...

Llama 3.3 70B has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
Llama 3.3 70B uniquely exposes Vision and Multimodal in local model data.
Local decision data tags Llama 3.3 70B for Agents, Vision, and Classification.

Choose Qwen2.5-72B when...

Qwen2.5-72B holds a shared-benchmark lead on MMLU PRO, ahead by 0.7 points.
Qwen2.5-72B has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
Local decision data tags Qwen2.5-72B for RAG, Agents, and Long context.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Requests / monthInput tokens / requestOutput tokens / request

Llama 3.3 70B

$945

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Fireworks AI

Qwen2.5-72B

Unavailable

No complete token price in local provider data

Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.

Switch friction

Llama 3.3 70B -> Qwen2.5-72B

No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen2.5-72B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
Check replacement coverage for Vision and Multimodal before moving production traffic.

Qwen2.5-72B -> Llama 3.3 70B

No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Qwen2.5-72B and Llama 3.3 70B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
Llama 3.3 70B adds Vision and Multimodal in local capability data.

Specs

Specification	Llama 3.3 70B AI at Meta	Qwen2.5-72B Alibaba
Released	2025-12-09	2025-10-10
Context window	8k	128k
Parameters	70B	72B
Architecture	Decoder Only	-
License	Llama 3 Community	Apache 2.0OSI-approved
Openness	Open weights	Open source
Weights	Unknown	Available
Code	Unknown	Unknown
Commercial use	Commercial use: conditional	Commercial use: permitted
Knowledge cutoff	2024-12	2024-09

Pricing and availability

Pricing attribute	Llama 3.3 70B	Qwen2.5-72B
Input price	$0.90/1M tokens	-
Output price	$0.90/1M tokens	-
Providers	Fireworks AI	-

Capabilities

Capability	Llama 3.3 70B	Qwen2.5-72B
Vision	Yes	No
Multimodal	Yes	No
Reasoning	No	No
JSON / Tool use	Yes	Yes
Structured outputs	No	No
Code execution	No	No
IDE integration	No	No
Computer use	No	No
Parallel agents	No	No

Benchmarks

Benchmark	Llama 3.3 70B	Qwen2.5-72B
MMLU PRO	71.3	72.0

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Last reviewed: 2026-07-09. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.

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