Model comparison
Qwen3-Omni vs Qwen2.5-Omni
- Input
- $0.43 text · $3.81 audio · $0.78 image/video
- Output
- $1.66 text
- Context
- 64K
- Released
- 2025-09-22
- Input
- $0.10
- Output
- $0.40
- Context
- 32K
- Released
- 2025-03-26
Qwen2.5-Omni is cheaper on input tokens ($0.1 vs $0.4 per 1M, 4.3×); Qwen3-Omni has the larger context window (64K vs 32K).
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Qwen3-Omni | Qwen2.5-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen)same |
| Released | 2025-09-22 | 2025-03-26 |
| Context window | 64K | 32K |
| Max output | 16K | not published |
| Input price | $0.43 text · $3.81 audio · $0.78 image/video | $0.10 |
| Output price | $1.66 text | $0.40 |
| Parameters | 30B total · ~3B active (Thinker MoE); separate ~3B-A0.3B Talker | 7B base LLM (~11B total with Talker); also a 3B variant |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0same |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weightssame |
| Modalities | Text, Vision, Audio, Video | Text, Vision, Audio, Videosame |
Not published by either maker: knowledge cutoff.
Benchmarks both models report
These two models have no benchmark in common in our registry, so there is no like-for-like score to compare. See each model’s own results: Qwen3-Omni, Qwen2.5-Omni.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Qwen3-Omni if…
- You need the longer context (64K vs 32K).
- Your use case is: real-time voice and video assistants that listen, see and speak back.
Pick Qwen2.5-Omni if…
- Cost matters: input tokens cost 4.3× less ($0.1 vs $0.4 per 1M).
- Your use case is: real-time voice assistants and conversational agents that listen and talk back.
FAQ
Which is better, Qwen3-Omni or Qwen2.5-Omni?
Qwen2.5-Omni is cheaper on input tokens ($0.1 vs $0.4 per 1M, 4.3×); Qwen3-Omni has the larger context window (64K vs 32K). The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How much cheaper is Qwen2.5-Omni?
Qwen3-Omni: $0.43 text · $3.81 audio · $0.78 image/video input, $1.66 text output. Qwen2.5-Omni: $0.10 input, $0.40 output (list API prices as published by each maker).
What are the context windows of Qwen3-Omni and Qwen2.5-Omni?
Qwen3-Omni offers 64K with up to 16K output; Qwen2.5-Omni offers 32K.
Is Qwen3-Omni newer than Qwen2.5-Omni?
Qwen3-Omni was released 2025-09-22; Qwen2.5-Omni was released 2025-03-26.