How to interpret the Cheapest Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct Inference Providers
2 of 2 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. Nebius leads at $0.416667 / 1M tokens via nebius/fp8. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.
How estimated token cost is ranked
The cheapest ranking uses a 1,000-input/500-output-token ratio and reports the blended result per 1 million total tokens. Because providers can price input and output differently, a workload with a different token ratio may produce a different order.
Compare Nebius with the next option
Parasail currently ranks second at $0.866667 / 1M tokens. 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 VL 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.