# Laguna XS 2.1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Laguna XS 2.1 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-xs-2-1-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 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

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 leads overall 21.01 to 0.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 63.1% and 36.5%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna XS 2.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Overall Score | null | 21.01 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $0.20 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 26.1 (Estimated · #146/152)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS 2.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 37.5% | 23.5% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 36.8% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 9.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #137/151)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS 2.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.9% | 52.8% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| SWE Multilingual | 63.1% | 36.5% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 47.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 37.5% | 23.5% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 31.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 54.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #176/183)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS 2.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | Coming soon | 75.6% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 75.6% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 10.5% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 72.6 (#64/123)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS 2.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 72.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna XS 2.1 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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