# Grok 4.6 vs Laguna XS.2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Grok 4.6 and Laguna XS.2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/grok-4-6-vs-laguna-xs-2
- Last updated: September 25, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Grok 4.6 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Laguna XS.2 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Grok 4.6 leads overall 69.19 to 31.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 62 for Grok 4.6 and 24.2 for Laguna XS.2.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) in Agentic, with scores of 78.3% and 25.8%.
- Laguna XS.2 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Grok 4.6 also has the larger context window at 500K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Grok 4.6 | Laguna XS.2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | xAI | Poolside |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 500K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 69.19 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.6 public-lane score: 67.9 (Supported · #8/105)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.6 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 26.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 57.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 78.3% | 25.8% | Grok 4.6 |
| ApprenticeBench | 13% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 35.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Grok 4.6
- Grok 4.6 public-lane score: 62 (Supported · #14/135)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 24.2 (Supported · #103/135)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.6 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Bug Hunt Bench | 27 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 65.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 70.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 61.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 25.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 88.2% | 67.8% | Grok 4.6 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 95.6% | 55.2% | Grok 4.6 |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 69.9% | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.6 public-lane score: 57.6 (#16/19)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.6 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 87.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 67.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 2.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.6 public-lane score: 69 (Supported · #13/158)
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.6 | Laguna XS.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 94.7% | 55.1% | Grok 4.6 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.4% | 69.1% | Grok 4.6 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Grok 4.6 or Laguna XS.2?

Grok 4.6 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Grok 4.6 and Laguna XS.2?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 62 for Grok 4.6 and 24.2 for Laguna XS.2.

### How many benchmarks does Grok 4.6 cover on BenchLM?

Grok 4.6 currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Laguna XS.2 cover on BenchLM?

Laguna XS.2 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Laguna XS.2 vs Laguna S 2.1](/compare/laguna-s-2-1-vs-laguna-xs-2)
- [Grok 4.6 vs Laguna M.1](/compare/grok-4-6-vs-laguna-m-1)
- [Laguna XS.2 vs Laguna M.1](/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-laguna-xs-2)

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