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Hermes 3 405B vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.9.

Nous Research · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.9, ranking #203 overall.

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

Choose Hermes 3 405B

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.00/M input and $1.00/M output

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 21.8 and ranks #203 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.

Hermes 3 405B
Nous Research
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
3.9
#327
21.8
#203
Reasoning
3.3
#324
19.6
#216
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Hermes 3 405B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
6.7#281
12.1#246
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Hermes 3 405B · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

No common benchmarks found

Hermes 3 405B 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

401.0B diff

Hermes 3 405B has 401.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 10025.0% larger.

Nous Research
Hermes 3 405B
405.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
405.0B
Hermes 3 405B
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Hermes 3 405B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Hermes 3 405B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Nous Research
Hermes 3 405B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Oct 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Hermes 3 405B 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.

Hermes 3 405B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hermes 3 405B was released on 2024-10-09, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 25 months newer than Hermes 3 405B.

Hermes 3 405B

Oct 9, 2024

2.0 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr 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 Hermes 3 405B and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hermes 3 405B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Hermes 3 405B vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Hermes 3 405B or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.9. Hermes 3 405B is made by Nous Research 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 Hermes 3 405B compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Hermes 3 405B scores HellaSwag: 90.2%, MT-Bench: 89.3%, BoolQ: 88.9%, Winogrande: 86.3%, ARC-E: 86.2%. 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 Hermes 3 405B and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Hermes 3 405B supports 131K 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 Hermes 3 405B and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (3.9 vs 21.8), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hermes 3 405B and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Hermes 3 405B is developed by Nous Research and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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