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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 4.4.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 4.4, ranking #202 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 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

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 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 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
4.4
#324
22.1
#202
Reasoning
5.0
#318
19.8
#213
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
8.7#269
12.2#245
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

1 shared

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.0B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has 4.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 100.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

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 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 19 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.6 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 days ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 4.4. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA 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 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%. 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 main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (4.4 vs 22.1), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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