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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched at 21.8 and 17.9 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 21.8 and 17.9.

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 Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

  • 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

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2

  • your work emphasizes coding — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.8
#203
17.9
#238
Reasoning
19.6
#216
16.7
#237
Coding
2.8
#244
14.3
#155
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Math
12.1#246
16.4#217
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2

1 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.9B diff

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has 4.9B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 122.5% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
8.9Bparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
8.9B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

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

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 14 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

1.2yr newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

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Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 21.8 and 17.9. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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 Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) compare to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.8 vs 17.9), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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