# Qwen2 72B Instruct AWQ

Qwen2 72B Instruct AWQ is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 30 Sep 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: Qwen/Qwen2-72B-Instruct-AWQ
- Sighting: 2026-09-30T16:05:07.679Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2-72B-Instruct-AWQ)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2024-06-03
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen2-72B-Instruct-AWQ/paths-info/26975fbe12cda45e38c0b99da62f1a7deab1bf25)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen2-72b-instruct-awq/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Qwen2 72B Instruct AWQ publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen2 72B Instruct AWQ released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 30 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [huggingface:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2-72B-Instruct-AWQ)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen2-72B-Instruct-AWQ/paths-info/26975fbe12cda45e38c0b99da62f1a7deab1bf25)

## Signals