Intelligence
6 scoreAlibaba · Flagships Analysis
Qwen2.5 Turbo
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Canonical slug: qwen-turbo · Canonical model registry at build time
Speed
102.4 output tokens/secLatency
2.33s TTFTInput Price
$0.05 / 1M tokensOutput Price
$0.20 / 1M tokensExecutive Assessment
Routing Verdict & Tradeoffs
Ethen Routing Verdict
Budget-friendly / task-specific model
Qwen2.5 Turbo scores 6 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 5). Qwen2.5 Turbo generates output at 102.4 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is below average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 121.7 t/s). Qwen2.5 Turbo costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.05) and $0.20 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.20), based on Alibaba's API.
Best for high-volume, simple, or domain-specific tasks where cost or speed matters more than deep reasoning.
Task Fit Assessment
| Workload | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Complex reasoning & agentic workflows | suboptimal | Intelligence score 6 is better suited for straightforward tasks than multi-step reasoning. |
| High-volume chat & customer-facing | optimal | Output speed 102.4 tokens/sec is adequate for chat. |
| Latency-sensitive applications | optimal | TTFT 2.33s — adequate latency for most interactive use cases. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | optimal | Output pricing at $0.20 is very competitive for high-volume workloads. |
Cost Pressure Analysis
Low
Pricing is competitive — input $0.05, output $0.20. Suitable for sustained production use.
Technical Specifications
Architecture and Limits
| Specification | Value | Validation Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Model type | Proprietary | inferred |
| Reasoning | No | faq |
| Input modalities | Qwen2.5 Turbo supports text input. | faq |
| Output modalities | Qwen2.5 Turbo supports text only output. | faq |
| Context window | Qwen2.5 Turbo has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request. | faq |
| Open weights / source | No, Qwen2.5 Turbo is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available. | faq |
| Parameters | Qwen2.5 Turbo is a proprietary model and Alibaba has not disclosed the model size or parameter count. | faq |
| API availability | Yes, Qwen2.5 Turbo is available via API through 1 provider. | faq |
Evidence charts
Profile visualizations
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Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Output Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, including reasoning model 'thinking' time · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
Seconds to first answer token received · Accounts for reasoning model 'thinking' time · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Latency includes thinking / reasoning time when applicable. Lower is better for interactive use cases.
Context Window
Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Larger context windows enable complex multi-turn tasks but may increase latency and cost for long inputs.
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost per Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average decode time (minutes) per task; excludes TTFT and overhead time · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Retrieved 2026-07-08
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
- Source:
- Published benchmark dataset
- Retrieval date:
- 2026-07-08
- Methodology:
- Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Methodology
Methodology & Provenance
This page is rendered from the normalized profile and page JSON for Qwen2.5 Turbo.
Benchmark values are preserved as normalized; only layout, disclosure ordering, and typography are adjusted for readability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Model FAQs & Technical Disclosures
Qwen2.5 Turbo was released on November 18, 2024.
Qwen2.5 Turbo was created by Alibaba.
Qwen2.5 Turbo scores 6 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 5).
Qwen2.5 Turbo generates output at 102.4 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is below average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 121.7 t/s).
Qwen2.5 Turbo has a time to first token (TTFT) of 2.33s (based on Alibaba's API), which is at the higher end compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 1.01s).
Qwen2.5 Turbo costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.05) and $0.20 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.20), based on Alibaba's API.
Qwen2.5 Turbo costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens (based on Alibaba's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.07 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
No, Qwen2.5 Turbo is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
Qwen2.5 Turbo supports text input.
Qwen2.5 Turbo supports text only output.
No, Qwen2.5 Turbo does not support image input. It can only process text.
No, Qwen2.5 Turbo is not multimodal. It only supports text input.
Qwen2.5 Turbo has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, Qwen2.5 Turbo is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
Qwen2.5 Turbo is a proprietary model and Alibaba has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
Qwen2.5 Turbo achieves a score of 6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Qwen2.5 Turbo is available via API through 1 provider.
Qwen2.5 Turbo is available through 1 API provider.