# NVIDIA releases compact Dory 1.0 4B text model

> The new Nemotron Labs model packs a 4-billion-parameter language model trained on NVIDIA's Nemotron datasets.

Published by The Open Weights on Oct 16, 2026. Canonical: https://theopenweights.com/news/nemotron-labs-dory-1-0-4b-ndz7

## Key facts

- Company: NVIDIA
- Model: Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 4B
- Version: 1.0
- Category: Text / LLM
- Modalities: Text / LLM
- License: Other (Open weights, commercial use allowed)
- Parameters: 4B
- Context window: 262K tokens
- Architecture: DoryForCausalLM
- Precision: BF16
- Weights size: 8 GB
- Significance: minor
- Published: 2026-10-16
- Last verified: 2026-10-20
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-Dory1.0-4B-BF16
- Canonical URL: https://theopenweights.com/news/nemotron-labs-dory-1-0-4b-ndz7

NVIDIA has published Dory 1.0, a compact 4-billion-parameter text model, under its Nemotron Labs banner. Released on [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-Dory1.0-4B-BF16) in BF16 format, the dense model is trained on NVIDIA's Nemotron datasets and targets text generation workloads.

At 4 billion parameters, Dory sits firmly in the small-model tier that has become increasingly competitive. Models in this range are prized for running on modest hardware, from single consumer GPUs to edge deployments, while still handling a meaningful share of everyday reasoning and generation tasks.

## Where it fits

The release extends NVIDIA's ongoing Nemotron effort, which pairs curated training data with openly available model weights. For developers, that lineage matters:

- A dense (non-MoE) architecture that is straightforward to fine-tune and serve
- BF16 weights suited to modern accelerators
- Training grounded in NVIDIA's own Nemotron datasets

NVIDIA has not published detailed benchmark figures or context-length specifications alongside this initial release, so practical evaluation will depend on hands-on testing. As a first version from Dory, it establishes a baseline for a new small-model line rather than a headline flagship.

The model ships under a custom NVIDIA license, so teams should review the terms before building on it. For a compact, openly downloadable option from a major vendor, Dory 1.0 is worth a look for anyone prototyping lightweight text applications.

## Get the model

- [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-Dory1.0-4B-BF16)

## Sources

- [nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-Dory1.0-4B-BF16](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-Dory1.0-4B-BF16) — Hugging Face, Oct 16, 2026

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