Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.5-9B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.5-9B are closely matched at 21.8 and 24.2 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.5-9B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 21.8 and 24.2.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) wins 2; 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)
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Qwen3.5-9B
- you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.15/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) · 25 for Qwen3.5-9B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AA-LCR, IFBench), while Qwen3.5-9B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3.5-9B has 5.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 125.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3.5-9B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-9B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Qwen3.5-9B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.
Qwen3.5-9B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Qwen3.5-9B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.5-9B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
OpenMDW License v1.1
Open weights
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 Qwen3.5-9B was released on 2026-03-02.
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 8 months newer than Qwen3.5-9B.
Oct 16, 2026
4 days ago
7mo newerMar 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.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.5-9B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.5-9B.