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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8 Max leads the LLM Stats Score 50.7 to 21.8.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.8 Max leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.7 to 21.8, ranking #17 overall.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8 Max wins 4; 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 Qwen3.8 Max

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.7 and ranks #17 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Qwen3.8 Max
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.8
#203
50.7
#17
Reasoning
19.6
#216
49.7
#16
Coding
2.8
#244
37.1
#25
Agents
-1.8
#203
35.7
#23
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 4
4 of 4
Input price
— / M
$1.65 / M
Output price
— / M
$4.95 / M
Context window
—
256,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Qwen3.8 Max
Math
12.1#246
33.5#56
Tool use
-2.2#206
29.5#15
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 42 for Qwen3.8 Max

4 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFBench, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2396.0B diff

Qwen3.8 Max has 2396.0B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 59900.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
4.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
2.4Tparameters
4.0B
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
2400.0B
Qwen3.8 Max

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.8 Max specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.8 Max specifies output context (256,000 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.8 Max supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Qwen3.8 Max 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

Qwen3.8 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.8 Max uses Qwen3.8-Max License.

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

Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8-Max License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 3 months newer than Qwen3.8 Max.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 weeks ago

2mo newer
Qwen3.8 Max

Aug 2, 2026

2 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 Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Max
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Qwen3.8 Max.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max leads the LLM Stats Score 50.7 to 21.8. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max 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 Qwen3.8 Max 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%. Qwen3.8 Max scores PaperBench: 93.0%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 92.9%, GPQA: 92.6%, VideoMME w sub.: 90.4%, RealWorldQA: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.8 Max?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.8 Max supports 256K 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 Qwen3.8 Max?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.8 vs 50.7), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Qwen3.8-Max License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Qwen3.8 Max?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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