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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.6-27B

Qwen3.6-27B leads the LLM Stats Score 35.3 to 22.1.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.6-27B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.3 to 22.1, ranking #104 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.6-27B 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)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Qwen3.6-27B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.3 and ranks #104 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
22.1
#202
35.3
#104
19.8
#213
36.1
#95
2.9
#241
25.5
#84
-0.7
#198
16.1
#100
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 3
3 of 3
Input price
— / M
$0.32 / M
Output price
— / M
$3.20 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Qwen3.6-27B
12.2#245
34.2#51
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 44 for Qwen3.6-27B

3 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.6-27B is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified).

Qwen3.6-27B 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

23.8B diff

Qwen3.6-27B has 23.8B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 594.5% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-27B
27.8Bparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
27.8B
Qwen3.6-27B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.6-27B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.6-27B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-27B
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.6-27B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Qwen3.6-27B 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

Qwen3.6-27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.6-27B 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

Qwen3.6-27B

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 Qwen3.6-27B was released on 2026-04-21.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 6 months newer than Qwen3.6-27B.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

5mo newer
Qwen3.6-27B

Apr 21, 2026

6 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 Qwen3.6-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.6-27B
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.6-27B.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Qwen3.6-27B?

Qwen3.6-27B leads the LLM Stats Score 35.3 to 22.1. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.6-27B 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 Qwen3.6-27B 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%. Qwen3.6-27B scores CountBench: 97.8%, VLMsAreBlind: 97.0%, V*: 94.7%, AIME 2026: 94.1%, HMMT 2025: 93.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.6-27B?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.6-27B supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.6-27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs 35.3), 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 Qwen3.6-27B?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.6-27B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.