# Laguna M.1 vs Laguna S 2.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Laguna M.1 and Laguna S 2.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-laguna-s-2-1
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick Laguna S 2.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Laguna M.1 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Laguna S 2.1 leads overall 56 to 4.46.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 25.5 for Laguna M.1 and 48.2 for Laguna S 2.1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 45.8% and 70.2%.
- Laguna M.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Laguna S 2.1 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna M.1 | Laguna S 2.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | Poolside |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 4.46 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.10 / $0.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #146/151)
- Laguna S 2.1 public-lane score: 48.2 (Estimated · #77/151)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Laguna S 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 45.8% | 70.2% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 34.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 49.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 30.2 (Supported · #169/183)
- Laguna S 2.1 public-lane score: 47.8 (Estimated · #87/183)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Laguna S 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 74.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 63.1% | 78.5% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 49.2% | 59.4% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 45.8% | 70.2% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 68.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 57.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| deepSwe | Coming soon | 40.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 19.9 (Estimated · #179/181)
- Laguna S 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Laguna S 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 27.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 68.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna M.1 or Laguna S 2.1?

Laguna S 2.1 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Laguna M.1 and Laguna S 2.1?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 25.5 for Laguna M.1 and 48.2 for Laguna S 2.1.

### How many benchmarks does Laguna M.1 cover on BenchLM?

Laguna M.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Laguna S 2.1 cover on BenchLM?

Laguna S 2.1 currently has 6 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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