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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 14.2.

Meta · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 14.2, ranking #203 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) 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 Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.89/M input and $0.89/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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
14.2
#259
21.8
#203
Reasoning
13.3
#259
19.6
#216
Coding
11.4
#177
2.8
#244
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.89 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.89 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
19.3#180
12.1#246
Tool use
30.8#10
-2.2#206
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Llama 3.1 405B Instruct · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

1 shared

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

401.0B diff

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has 401.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 10025.0% larger.

Meta
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
405.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
405.0B
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.1 405B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.1 405B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Meta
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community 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.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 27 months newer than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.3 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.2yr 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 Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 14.2. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is made by Meta 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 Llama 3.1 405B Instruct compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct scores ARC-C: 96.9%, GSM8k: 96.8%, API-Bank: 92.0%, Multilingual MGSM (CoT): 91.6%, HumanEval: 89.0%. 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 Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Llama 3.1 405B 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 Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (14.2 vs 21.8), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is developed by Meta and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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