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Granite 3.3 8B Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 2.1.

IBM · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 2.1, ranking #202 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $0.50/M output

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 22.1 and ranks #202 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
2.1
#339
22.1
#202
2.5
#328
19.8
#213
11.1
#178
2.9
#240
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.50 / M
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Output price
$0.50 / M
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Context window
128,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
2.7#301
12.2#245
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for Granite 3.3 8B Instruct · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

No common benchmarks found

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.0B diff

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has 4.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 100.0% larger.

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
8.0B
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, 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.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was released on 2025-04-16, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 18 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 16, 2025

1.5 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 days ago

1.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 2024

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Granite 3.3 8B Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Granite 3.3 8B Instruct or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 2.1. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is made by IBM 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 Granite 3.3 8B Instruct compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, GSM8k: 80.9%. 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 Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports 128K 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 Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (2.1 vs 22.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is developed by IBM and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.