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Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Seed 2.1 Pro

Seed 2.1 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 45.8 to 22.1.

NVIDIA · ByteDance · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Seed 2.1 Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.8 to 22.1, ranking #39 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Seed 2.1 Pro 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
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Seed 2.1 Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.8 and ranks #39 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.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
NVIDIA
Seed 2.1 Pro
ByteDance
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
22.1
#202
45.8
#39
Reasoning
19.8
#213
47.2
#26
Coding
2.9
#241
31.9
#49
Agents
-0.7
#198
31.1
#41
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 3
3 of 3
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
Seed 2.1 Pro
Math
12.2#245
40.1#15
Tool use
-2.1#205
24.7#38
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) · 94 for Seed 2.1 Pro

3 shared

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Seed 2.1 Pro is better at 3 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, SciCode, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Seed 2.1 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Seed 2.1 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) does not.

Seed 2.1 Pro 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 2.1 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Seed 2.1 Pro 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 2.1 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) was released on 2026-10-16, while Seed 2.1 Pro was released on 2026-06-24.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is 4 months newer than Seed 2.1 Pro.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)

Oct 16, 2026

1 days ago

3mo newer
Seed 2.1 Pro

Jun 24, 2026

3 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 Seed 2.1 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B)
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Seed 2.1 Pro
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) vs Seed 2.1 Pro.

Which is better, Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) or Seed 2.1 Pro?

Seed 2.1 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 45.8 to 22.1. Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is made by NVIDIA and Seed 2.1 Pro 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 2.1 Pro 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 2.1 Pro scores CharXiv-D: 95.5%, MathVision: 94.5%, MathVista: 90.7%, MathVerse: 89.7%, Video-MME: 89.2%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) and Seed 2.1 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (22.1 vs 45.8), 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 2.1 Pro?

Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 (4B) is developed by NVIDIA and Seed 2.1 Pro is developed by ByteDance.

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