Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Hy3 Preview
59
Laguna XS.2
64
Pick Laguna XS.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Hy3 Preview only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Agentic
+24.3 difference
Coding
+6.7 difference
Hy3 Preview
Laguna XS.2
$0 / $0
$0.1 / $0.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
256K
256K
Pick Laguna XS.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Hy3 Preview only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Laguna XS.2 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 64 to 59. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Laguna XS.2 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.10 input / $0.20 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Hy3 Preview. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.
Laguna XS.2 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 64 to 59. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 54.4% and 30.1%.
Hy3 Preview has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 60 versus 53.3. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Hy3 Preview has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 54.4 versus 30.1. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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