Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs QwQ-32B-Preview
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) leads the LLM Stats Score 21.8 to 8.5.
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 8.5, ranking #203 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) wins 1; 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 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose QwQ-32B-Preview
- you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.20/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) · 4 for QwQ-32B-Preview
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
QwQ-32B-Preview has 28.5B more parameters than Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B), making it 712.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while QwQ-32B-Preview 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 QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 23 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.
Oct 16, 2026
6 days ago
1.9yr newerNov 28, 2024
1.9 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.
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Nov 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and QwQ-32B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs QwQ-32B-Preview.