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Model A
DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek

57.62/100

Supported · Public rank #90

90% interval 46.568.7

DeepSeek V3.2 vs Laguna S 2.1

Updated September 4, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.

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Model B
Laguna S 2.1

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Evidence status unavailable

90% interval unavailable

Decision reading

The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. Use the documented cost, context, and runtime rows instead.

0 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

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Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Laguna S 2.1

    Laguna S 2.1 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented

  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Laguna S 2.1

    Laguna S 2.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

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  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Laguna S 2.1

    Laguna S 2.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    Laguna S 2.1 is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    DeepSeek V3.2 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.

    Confidence: limited

  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. DeepSeek V3.2 does not fit this workload in one request.

    Confidence: listed-rates

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shared results
0
DeepSeek V3.2 only
7
Laguna S 2.1 only
6
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8

1 category rests on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Coding

Directional only
DeepSeek V3.2
37.2
Supported · #152/183
Laguna S 2.1
47.8
Estimated · #87/183
Basis
BenchAlign lane · 2 vs 4 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Agentic

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
Not ranked
Laguna S 2.1
48.2
Estimated · #77/151
Basis
BenchAlign lane · 3 vs 2 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
51.7
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Laguna S 2.1
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Knowledge

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
49.7
Estimated · #92/181
Laguna S 2.1
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign lane · 0 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
40.2
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Laguna S 2.1
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
Not ranked
Laguna S 2.1
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
Not ranked
Laguna S 2.1
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
DeepSeek V3.2
58.0
#71/120
Laguna S 2.1
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

A shared-evidence shape is not available.

BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2
$0.00049
Fits in one request
Laguna S 2.1
$0.0002
Fits in one request

Laguna S 2.1 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2
$0.01526
Fits in one request
Laguna S 2.1
$0.0056
Fits in one request

Laguna S 2.1 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2
$0.0154
Does not fit in one request
Laguna S 2.1
$0.006
Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 does not fit this workload in one request.

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

DeepSeek V3.2

128K

Laguna S 2.1

1M

API model ID

DeepSeek V3.2

Not sourced

Laguna S 2.1

Not sourced

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

DeepSeek V3.2

$0.028 per 1M cached input tokens

Laguna S 2.1

$0.01 per 1M cached input tokens

Documented inputs

DeepSeek V3.2

Not sourced

Laguna S 2.1

Not sourced

Documented outputs

DeepSeek V3.2

Not sourced

Laguna S 2.1

Not sourced

Provider availability

DeepSeek V3.2

Not sourced

Laguna S 2.1

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

DeepSeek V3.2

Non-Reasoning

Laguna S 2.1

Reasoning

Weight access

DeepSeek V3.2

Open Weight

Laguna S 2.1

Open Weight

License

DeepSeek V3.2

Open Weight

Laguna S 2.1

Open Weight

Release date

DeepSeek V3.2

2025-12-01

Laguna S 2.1

2026-07-21

If you already use one of these models
Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.01526 vs $0.0056. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.0154 vs $0.006.
Context tradeoff
Laguna S 2.1 has the larger documented window (1M).

Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence13 rows

Agentic

  • Claw-Eval

    DeepSeek V3.240.2%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

  • VITA-Bench

    DeepSeek V3.218.5%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

  • Gert Labs

    DeepSeek V3.229.57%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    DeepSeek V3.2
    Laguna S 2.170.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Toolathlon-Verified

    DeepSeek V3.2
    Laguna S 2.149.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-Rebench

    DeepSeek V3.260.9%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

  • React Native Evals

    DeepSeek V3.271.5%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    DeepSeek V3.2
    Laguna S 2.170.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE Multilingual

    DeepSeek V3.2
    Laguna S 2.178.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Pro

    DeepSeek V3.2
    Laguna S 2.159.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • deepSwe

    DeepSeek V3.2
    Laguna S 2.140.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    DeepSeek V3.222.100%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    DeepSeek V3.22.100%
    Source
    Laguna S 2.1

    Not directly comparable

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or Laguna S 2.1?

The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or Laguna S 2.1?

Laguna S 2.1 scores higher for coding on the public lane, 47.8 to 37.2. Laguna S 2.1 is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 or Laguna S 2.1?

DeepSeek V3.2 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.

Which costs less, DeepSeek V3.2 or Laguna S 2.1?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.00049 on DeepSeek V3.2 and $0.0002 on Laguna S 2.1; repository review costs $0.01526 and $0.0056; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.0154 and $0.006. DeepSeek V3.2 does not fit this workload in one request.

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 or Laguna S 2.1?

Laguna S 2.1 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 128K.

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Last updated September 4, 2026

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