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

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 11.7.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 11.7, 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 Reasoning

  • 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 Reasoning
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
22.1
#202
11.7
#278
Reasoning
19.8
#213
12.3
#267
Coding
2.9
#241
6.3
#211
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 Reasoning
Math
12.2#245
13.6#235
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 11 for Phi 4 Reasoning

1 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Reasoning 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

10.0B diff

Phi 4 Reasoning has 10.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 250.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning
14.0Bparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
14.0B
Phi 4 Reasoning

License

Usage and distribution terms

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

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 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 18 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

4 days ago

1.5yr newer
Phi 4 Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-03-01, 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 Reasoning

Mar 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Phi 4 Reasoning 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 Reasoning.

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

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 22.1 to 11.7. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Reasoning 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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning scores FlenQA: 97.7%, HumanEval+: 92.9%, IFEval: 83.4%, OmniMath: 76.6%, AIME 2024: 75.3%.

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

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs 11.7), 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 Reasoning?

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

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