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Fastest Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Inference Providers

Ranks providers by estimated time to return 500 tokens, combining the wait for the first token with output speed.

DeepInfra currently ranks first at 25.49 s via deepinfra/fp8.

Provider options:
2
Ranked:
2
Metric:
Estimated response time

Fastest response endpoint ranking

Fastest Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeEstimated response timeSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp8
Estimated response time25.49 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
25.49 s
Response starts
0.49 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.36 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.75%
Context
32.8K
#2Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/bf16
Estimated response time29.10 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
29.10 s
Response starts
7.36 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.38 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
72.08%
Context
32K

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Qwen2.5 72B Instruct endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Inference Providers

2 of 2 Qwen2.5 72B Instruct endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. DeepInfra leads at 25.49 s via deepinfra/fp8. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How complete response time is ranked

The fastest ranking estimates a 500-token answer by adding the recent median first-token wait to 500 divided by median output throughput. It represents an example complete response, not a guarantee for every prompt or request size.

Compare DeepInfra with the next option

NovitaAI currently ranks second at 29.10 s. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has 2 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.