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Mercury 3 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Mercury 3 leads the LLM Stats Score 36.1 to 21.8.

Inception · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mercury 3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 36.1 to 21.8, ranking #98 overall.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Mercury 3 wins 5; 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 Mercury 3

  • overall performance matters — it scores 36.1 and ranks #98 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 6 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mercury 3
Inception
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.1
#98
21.8
#203
Reasoning
34.8
#103
19.6
#216
Coding
21.5
#105
2.8
#244
Agents
19.4
#84
-1.8
#203
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
5 of 6
1 of 6
Input price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.35 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
—

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Mercury 3 · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

6 shared

Mercury 3 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AA-LCR, GDPval-AA, GPQA, OmniScience, Tau3 Banking), while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is better at 1 benchmark (IFBench).

Mercury 3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Oct 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mercury 3 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Mercury 3 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Inception
Mercury 3
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mercury 3 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.

Mercury 3

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mercury 3 was released on 2026-10-19, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Mercury 3 is 0 month newer than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Mercury 3

Oct 19, 2026

0 days ago

3d newer
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

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

Mercury 3
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Open in Playground

FAQ

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

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

Mercury 3 leads the LLM Stats Score 36.1 to 21.8. Mercury 3 is made by Inception 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 Mercury 3 compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Mercury 3 scores GPQA: 89.2%, AA-LCR: 77.7%, IFBench: 76.8%, MRCR v2: 75.5%, DeepSearchQA: 71.3%. 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 Mercury 3 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mercury 3 supports 1.0M 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 Mercury 3 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.1 vs 21.8), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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

Mercury 3 is developed by Inception and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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