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Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 7.4.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 7.4, ranking #202 overall.

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

Choose Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 22.1 and ranks #202 on LLM Stats
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)
Mistral AI
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.4
#308
22.1
#202
Reasoning
9.0
#286
19.8
#213
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

No common benchmarks found

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) 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

4.0B diff

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) has 4.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 100.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)
8.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) 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.

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 11 months newer than Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512).

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

10 months ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

10mo 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 Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 7.4. Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) is made by Mistral AI 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 Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) scores MATH: 87.6%, Wild Bench: 66.8%, Arena Hard: 50.9%, MM-MT-Bench: 8.1%. 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 Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.4 vs 22.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) is developed by Mistral AI and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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