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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.5-2B

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.3.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.3, ranking #203 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) wins 3; 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 21.8 and ranks #203 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Qwen3.5-2B

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Qwen3.5-2B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.8
#203
3.3
#332
Reasoning
19.6
#216
4.9
#319
Agents
-1.8
#203
-0.8
#200
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 3
0 of 3
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Qwen3.5-2B
Math
12.1#246
3.6#300
Tool use
-2.2#206
-0.9#205
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 20 for Qwen3.5-2B

3 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AA-LCR, GPQA, IFBench), while Qwen3.5-2B is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2.0B diff

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) has 2.0B more parameters than Qwen3.5-2B, making it 100.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-2B
2.0Bparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
2.0B
Qwen3.5-2B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.5-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Qwen3.5-2B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.5-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.5-2B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen3.5-2B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Qwen3.5-2B was released on 2026-03-02.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 8 months newer than Qwen3.5-2B.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

7mo newer
Qwen3.5-2B

Mar 2, 2026

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.5-2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.5-2B
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.5-2B.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Qwen3.5-2B?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 3.3. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.5-2B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 Qwen3.5-2B 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%. Qwen3.5-2B scores MMLU-Redux: 79.6%, IFEval: 78.6%, C-Eval: 73.2%, Global PIQA: 69.3%, MMLU-Pro: 66.5%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.5-2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.8 vs 3.3), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.5-2B?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.5-2B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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