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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.7.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.7, ranking #203 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 21.8 and ranks #203 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.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
3.7
#328
21.8
#203
Reasoning
3.3
#325
19.6
#216
Coding
4.5
#228
2.8
#244
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.05 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.08 / M
— / M
Context window
32,768
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
6.9#280
12.1#246
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

1 shared

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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.

Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

20.0B diff

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has 20.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 500.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small 3 24B 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 Small 3 24B 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 Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 21 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.7 years ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

6 days ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.7. Mistral Small 3 24B 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 Small 3 24B Instruct compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%. 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 context window sizes for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (3.7 vs 21.8), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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