Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct (free)

A-TIER

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 83/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

Together.AI

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 131K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

Equal intelligence scores (83/100), but Apriel 1.5 15B Thinker (Free) offers a significantly larger context window.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct (free)	Apriel 1.5 15B Thinker (Free)
Context Window	32k	131K tokens
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~75-79%
Release Date	Sep-Nov 2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	Subject to availability
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	Unlimited (Research Preview)
Capabilities	No specific data	Reasoning Multimodal
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Fast	Medium
Primary Use Case	👁️ Vision & Multimodal	General Purpose
Model Size	72B	15B
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models