# Flint vs Laguna XS 2.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Flint and Laguna XS 2.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/flint-40b-a2-5b-vs-laguna-xs-2-1
- Last updated: October 20, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Flint and Laguna XS 2.1 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.
- Flint has the lower published output-token price.
- Laguna XS 2.1 has the larger published context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Flint | Laguna XS 2.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Recursive | Poolside |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.10 / $0.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Flint public-lane score: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Flint | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 54.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 37.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Flint public-lane score: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Flint | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 74.2% | 70.9% | Flint |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 80.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 63.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 47.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 37.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Flint public-lane score: 94.7 (#3/152)
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Flint | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 89.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFEval | 95.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Flint and Laguna XS 2.1?

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.

## Related Comparisons

- [Flint vs Laguna S 2.1](/compare/flint-40b-a2-5b-vs-laguna-s-2-1)
- [Laguna XS 2.1 vs Laguna S 2.1](/compare/laguna-s-2-1-vs-laguna-xs-2-1)
- [Flint vs Laguna M.1](/compare/flint-40b-a2-5b-vs-laguna-m-1)
- [Laguna XS 2.1 vs Laguna M.1](/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-laguna-xs-2-1)

## Explore More

- [Flint profile](/models/flint-40b-a2-5b)
- [Laguna XS 2.1 profile](/models/laguna-xs-2-1)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)