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Mistral Small 4 vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Mistral Small 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched at 18.6 and 22.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Small 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 18.6 and 22.1.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) wins 2; 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 4

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Small 4
Mistral AI
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
18.6
#233
22.1
#202
Reasoning
19.5
#219
19.8
#213
Coding
10.6
#183
2.9
#242
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 3
2 of 3
Input price
$0.15 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.60 / M
— / M
Context window
256,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Mistral Small 4
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
19.0#180
12.2#245
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

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

3 shared

Mistral Small 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AA-LCR), while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, IFBench).

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

115.0B diff

Mistral Small 4 has 115.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 2875.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 4
119.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
119.0B
Mistral Small 4
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small 4 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Mistral Small 4 specifies output context (256,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 4
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Small 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Mistral Small 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mistral Small 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small 4 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 4

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 4 was released on 2026-03-16, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 7 months newer than Mistral Small 4.

Mistral Small 4

Mar 16, 2026

7 months ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

7mo 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 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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

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

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

Mistral Small 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 18.6 and 22.1. Mistral Small 4 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 4 compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 4 scores AIME 2025: 83.8%, MMLU-Pro: 78.0%, AA-LCR: 71.2%, GPQA: 71.2%, LiveCodeBench: 63.6%. 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 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Mistral Small 4 supports 256K 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 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (18.6 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 Mistral Small 4 and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

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

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