# Laguna S 2.1 vs Laguna XS 2.1

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-s-2-1-vs-laguna-xs-2-1
- Last updated: September 10, 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 XS 2.1 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 0.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 70.2% and 37.5%.
- Laguna S 2.1 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna S 2.1 | Laguna XS 2.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | Poolside |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $0.20 | $0.10 / $0.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna S 2.1 public-lane score: 46.2 (Estimated · #78/152)
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna S 2.1 | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 70.2% | 37.5% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 49.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna S 2.1 public-lane score: 45.8 (Estimated · #86/151)
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna S 2.1 | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 70.2% | 37.5% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| SWE Multilingual | 78.5% | 63.1% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 59.4% | 47.6% | Laguna S 2.1 |
| DeepSWE | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 70.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna S 2.1 or Laguna XS 2.1?

Laguna S 2.1 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

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

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

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

Laguna XS 2.1 currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Laguna XS 2.1 vs Laguna XS.2](/compare/laguna-xs-2-vs-laguna-xs-2-1)

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- [Laguna S 2.1 profile](/models/laguna-s-2-1)
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