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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Phi 4 Mini

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to -4.4.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 22.1 to -4.4, ranking #202 overall.

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)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 22.1 and ranks #202 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • 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 Phi 4 Mini

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
22.1
#202
-4.4
#371
Reasoning
19.8
#213
-4.5
#364
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
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Output price
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Phi 4 Mini
Math
12.2#245
2.3#305
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

1 shared

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

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

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

160.0M diff

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) has 0.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 4.2% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 21 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

1.7yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, 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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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Phi 4 Mini?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to -4.4. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. 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 Phi 4 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%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs -4.4), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Phi 4 Mini?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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