# DeepSeek V3 vs Laguna XS.2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and Laguna XS.2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-laguna-xs-2
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3 and Laguna XS.2 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Laguna XS.2 has the lower published output-token price.
- Laguna XS.2 has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | Laguna XS.2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Poolside |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 41.49 | 1.53 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 36.7 (Estimated · #130/152)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 22.4 (Estimated · #149/152)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 35.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 25.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.3 (Estimated · #118/151)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 24.7 (Supported · #148/151)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | 69.9% | Laguna XS.2 |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 57.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 46.3% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 35.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 67.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 55.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 41.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.3 (Estimated · #137/183)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 17.7 (Estimated · #183/183)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 69.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.9 (#104/123)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26.2 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 1.724% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3 and Laguna XS.2?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [DeepSeek V3 profile](/models/deepseek-v3)
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