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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Claude Sonnet 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 47.2 to 21.8.

Anthropic · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 47.2 to 21.8, ranking #36 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Sonnet 5 wins 2; 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 Sonnet 5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 47.2 and ranks #36 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 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.

Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
47.2
#36
21.8
#203
Reasoning
46.9
#29
19.6
#216
Coding
34.1
#36
2.8
#244
Agents
29.9
#49
-1.8
#203
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 5
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
37.6#32
12.1#246
Tool use
22.1#59
-2.2#206
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Claude Sonnet 5 · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

2 shared

Claude Sonnet 5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified), while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Sonnet 5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Sonnet 5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Claude Sonnet 5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 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.

Claude Sonnet 5

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 5 was released on 2026-06-30, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 4 months newer than Claude Sonnet 5.

Claude Sonnet 5

Jun 30, 2026

3 months ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 5 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 5
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 5 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Claude Sonnet 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 47.2 to 21.8. Claude Sonnet 5 is made by Anthropic and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Sonnet 5 compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5 scores CharXiv-R: 88.3%, ChartMuseum: 86.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 85.2%, BrowseComp: 84.7%, GDP.pdf: 81.6%. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) scores IFBench: 77.9%, GPQA: 72.4%, AA-LCR: 71.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 59.5%, SciCode: 34.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 5 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1.0M tokens and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 5 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.2 vs 21.8), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 5 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Claude Sonnet 5 is developed by Anthropic and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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