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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Seed 2.0 Lite

Seed 2.0 Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 31.5 to 21.8.

NVIDIA · ByteDance · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Seed 2.0 Lite leads the overall LLM Stats Score 31.5 to 21.8, ranking #132 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Seed 2.0 Lite 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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Seed 2.0 Lite

  • overall performance matters — it scores 31.5 and ranks #132 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Seed 2.0 Lite
ByteDance
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.8
#203
31.5
#132
Reasoning
19.6
#216
31.1
#131
Coding
2.8
#244
17.9
#134
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
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Output price
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Seed 2.0 Lite
Math
12.1#246
25.1#121
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 5 for Seed 2.0 Lite

2 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Seed 2.0 Lite is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified).

Seed 2.0 Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Seed 2.0 Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Seed 2.0 Lite 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

Seed 2.0 Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Seed 2.0 Lite uses a proprietary 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

Seed 2.0 Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Seed 2.0 Lite was released on 2026-02-14.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 8 months newer than Seed 2.0 Lite.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 weeks ago

8mo newer
Seed 2.0 Lite

Feb 14, 2026

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Seed 2.0 Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-01-01, while Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Seed 2.0 Lite's training data extends to 2024-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)'s cutoff date.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

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Seed 2.0 Lite

Jan 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Seed 2.0 Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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Seed 2.0 Lite
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Seed 2.0 Lite.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Seed 2.0 Lite?

Seed 2.0 Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 31.5 to 21.8. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Seed 2.0 Lite is made by ByteDance. 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 Seed 2.0 Lite 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%. Seed 2.0 Lite scores AIME 2025: 93.0%, AIME 2026: 88.3%, GPQA: 85.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 81.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.5%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Seed 2.0 Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.8 vs 31.5), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Seed 2.0 Lite?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Seed 2.0 Lite is developed by ByteDance.

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