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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched at 22.1 and 22.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 22.1 and 22.1.

In the 9 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) wins 5; 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.08/M input and $0.20/M output

Choose Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 9 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
22.1
#200
22.1
#202
Reasoning
20.0
#212
19.8
#213
Coding
7.4
#205
2.9
#242
Agents
5.9
#163
-0.7
#198
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
4 of 9
5 of 9
Input price
$0.08 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.20 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Math
17.2#206
12.2#245
Tool use
-0.7#202
-2.1#205
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) · 10 for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

9 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, OmniScience, Terminal-Bench 2.1), while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is better at 5 benchmarks (AA-LCR, IFBench, SciCode, SWE-Bench Verified, Tau3 Banking).

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

26.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) has 26.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 650.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
30.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
30.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) was released on 2026-08-11, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 2 months newer than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B).

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

Aug 11, 2026

2 months ago

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

2mo 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) vs Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B).

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) or Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 22.1 and 22.1. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) compare to Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) in benchmarks?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) scores PinchBench: 85.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.9%, GPQA: 75.4%, IFBench: 71.9%, AA-LCR: 52.0%. 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) supports 262K 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) and Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs 22.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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