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Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched at 23.4 and 21.8 on the LLM Stats Score.

xAI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 23.4 and 21.8.

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

Choose Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

  • you want predictable pricing at $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output

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.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning
xAI
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
23.4
#195
21.8
#203
Reasoning
15.0
#250
19.6
#216
Agents
2.8
#186
-1.8
#203
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
2,000,000
—

Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning specifies input context (2,000,000 tokens). Only Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning specifies output context (30,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning
Input2,000,000 tokens
Output30,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Oct 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning 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.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning was released on 2026-03-09, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 7 months newer than Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Mar 9, 2026

7 months ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 weeks ago

7mo 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 Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 23.4 and 21.8. Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning is made by xAI 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 Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning scores Finance Agent v2: 28.5%. 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 Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning supports 2.0M 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 Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (23.4 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 Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning is developed by xAI and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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