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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs o3-mini

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and o3-mini are closely matched at 22.1 and 21.2 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and o3-mini are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 22.1 and 21.2.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

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 o3-mini

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.10/M input and $4.40/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
o3-mini
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
22.1
#202
21.2
#211
Reasoning
19.8
#213
20.3
#210
Coding
2.9
#241
4.8
#224
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
— / M
$1.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$4.40 / M
Context window
—
200,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
o3-mini
Math
12.2#245
29.3#91
Tool use
-2.1#205
-0.1#200
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 25 for o3-mini

2 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while o3-mini is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the 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 o3-mini specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o3-mini specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
o3-mini
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while o3-mini 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

o3-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while o3-mini was released on 2025-01-30.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 21 months newer than o3-mini.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

1.7yr newer
o3-mini

Jan 30, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o3-mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o3-mini's training data extends to 2023-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

—

o3-mini

Sep 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and o3-mini 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 o3-mini.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or o3-mini?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and o3-mini are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 22.1 and 21.2. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and o3-mini is made by OpenAI. 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 o3-mini 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%. o3-mini scores COLLIE: 98.7%, MATH: 97.9%, IFEval: 93.9%, MGSM: 92.0%, AIME 2024: 87.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and o3-mini?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) supports an unknown number of tokens and o3-mini supports 200K 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 o3-mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs 21.2), 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 o3-mini?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and o3-mini is developed by OpenAI.

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