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Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to -5.0.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 22.1 to -5.0, ranking #202 overall.

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

Choose Mistral NeMo Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.02/M input and $0.03/M output

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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral NeMo Instruct
Mistral AI
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.0
#377
22.1
#202
Reasoning
-5.3
#370
19.8
#213
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.02 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.03 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Mistral NeMo Instruct · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

No common benchmarks found

Mistral NeMo Instruct 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

8.0B diff

Mistral NeMo Instruct has 8.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 200.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral NeMo Instruct 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.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 27 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

2.3 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days 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

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral NeMo Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral NeMo Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Mistral NeMo Instruct or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to -5.0. Mistral NeMo Instruct 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 Mistral NeMo Instruct compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%. 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 Mistral NeMo Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mistral NeMo Instruct 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 Mistral NeMo Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.0 vs 22.1), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral NeMo Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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