Claude Opus 5 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Anthropic · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Opus 5 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude Opus 5
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
13 reported for Claude Opus 5 · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Claude Opus 5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude Opus 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude Opus 5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude Opus 5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.
Claude Opus 5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude Opus 5
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Opus 5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
OpenMDW License v1.1
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Opus 5 was released on 2026-07-24, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 3 months newer than Claude Opus 5.
Jul 24, 2026
2 months ago
Oct 16, 2026
3 days ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 5 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Opus 5 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).