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Laguna M.1 vs SWE-1.7

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Poolside
52/100
Margin
22.0pts
winning →
Cognition
74/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Evidence parity. Laguna M.1 and SWE-1.7 share 3 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Laguna M.1; 1 to SWE-1.7.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
3
Laguna M.1 only
2
SWE-1.7 only
1
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick SWE-1.7 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Laguna M.1 only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 3 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

SWE-1.7 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 74 to 52. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

SWE-1.7's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 81.5 against 45.8. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 45.8% to 81.5%.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Laguna M.1 and SWE-1.7
CategoryLaguna M.1ΔSWE-1.7
AgenticLaguna M.145.8Margin 35.7SWE-1.781.5
CodingLaguna M.164.8MarginNo overlapSWE-1.7Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Laguna M.1B · SWE-1.7
  1. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 45.8%B 81.5%
    Winner: SWE-1.7Δ 35.7
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Laguna M.1 scored 45.8%; SWE-1.7 scored 81.5%. SWE-1.7 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricLaguna M.1SWE-1.7Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensLaguna M.1Not availableSWE-1.7Not availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondLaguna M.1Not availableSWE-1.7Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenLaguna M.1Not availableSWE-1.7Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensLaguna M.1256KSWE-1.7256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticSWE-1.7 wins
BenchmarkLaguna M.1SWE-1.7Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 45.8%81.5%SWE-1.7 leads
Coding
BenchmarkLaguna M.1SWE-1.7Result
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 74.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 63.1%77.8%SWE-1.7 leads
SWE-bench ProSource 49.2%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 45.8%81.5%SWE-1.7 leads
FrontierCodeSource 42.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Laguna M.1 or SWE-1.7?

SWE-1.7 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 74 to 52. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 45.8% and 81.5%.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Laguna M.1 or SWE-1.7?

SWE-1.7 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 45.8. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 16, 2026

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