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Mistral Small vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Comparing Mistral Small and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Small and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Mistral Small

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Small
Mistral AI
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.20 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.60 / M
— / M
Context window
32,768
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Individual benchmarks

0 reported for Mistral Small · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

No common benchmarks found

Mistral Small 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

18.0B diff

Mistral Small has 18.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 450.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small
22.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
22.0B
Mistral Small
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small is licensed under Mistral Research 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.

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 25 months newer than Mistral Small.

Mistral Small

Sep 17, 2024

2.1 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

4 days ago

2.1yr 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 Mistral Small and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Small
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

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

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

Mistral Small (Mistral AI) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) (NVIDIA) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Mistral Small compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

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 Small and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mistral Small supports 33K 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 Small and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include licensing (Mistral Research License vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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

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

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