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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Nova 2 Lite

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite are closely matched at 22.1 and 25.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 22.1 and 25.1.

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

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova 2 Lite

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Nova 2 Lite
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
22.1
#202
25.1
#181
Reasoning
19.8
#213
26.7
#165
Coding
2.9
#241
12.2
#167
Agents
-0.7
#198
4.7
#173
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 3
2 of 3
Input price
— / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.50 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Nova 2 Lite
Math
12.2#245
24.2#128
Tool use
-2.1#205
11.2#131
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 19 for Nova 2 Lite

3 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFBench), while Nova 2 Lite is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified).

Nova 2 Lite 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova 2 Lite specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Nova 2 Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova 2 Lite
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nova 2 Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Nova 2 Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova 2 Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Nova 2 Lite uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Nova 2 Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Nova 2 Lite was released on 2025-12-02.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 11 months newer than Nova 2 Lite.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

10mo newer
Nova 2 Lite

Dec 2, 2025

10 months ago

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 Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
✓ Preferred
Nova 2 Lite
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Nova 2 Lite.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Nova 2 Lite?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 22.1 and 25.1. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Nova 2 Lite is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) compare to Nova 2 Lite 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%. Nova 2 Lite scores AIME 2025: 91.0%, LongCodeBench: 84.0%, ScreenSpot: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.9%, GPQA: 79.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova 2 Lite supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs 25.1), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nova 2 Lite?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Nova 2 Lite is developed by Amazon.

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