Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3 Max
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3 Max are closely matched at 21.8 and 21.3 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3 Max are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 21.8 and 21.3.
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 Qwen3 Max
- you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $5.00/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 6 for Qwen3 Max
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3 Max is better at 1 benchmark (SWE-Bench Verified).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 Max has 996.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 24900.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 Max specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 Max specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3 Max uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
OpenMDW License v1.1
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 10 months newer than Qwen3 Max.
Oct 16, 2026
1 weeks ago
10mo newerDec 15, 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.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3 Max.