# Is Qwen2 72B Instruct SOTA?

**No.** Best recorded rank is #178 in Reasoning.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Qwen2 72B Instruct from Alibaba / Qwen. Best recorded rank is #178 in Reasoning. Last listed at #178 in Reasoning on 2024-06-07.

As of Oct 14, 2026. Methodology v1.0. Computed automatically.

- Reasoning: NOT_SOTA #178 — Last listed at #178 in Reasoning on 2024-06-07.
- Science: NOT_SOTA #178 — Last listed at #178 in Science on 2024-06-07. That board does not award a crown.