# Laguna XS.2 vs Laguna XS 2.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Laguna XS.2 and Laguna XS 2.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-xs-2-vs-laguna-xs-2-1
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick Laguna XS.2 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 XS.2 leads overall 1.53 to 0.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 57.7% and 63.1%.
- Laguna XS.2 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Laguna XS 2.1 also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna XS.2 | Laguna XS 2.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | Poolside |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 1.53 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.10 / $0.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 22.4 (Estimated · #149/152)
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 35.7% | 37.5% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 25.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 24.7 (Supported · #148/151)
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 69.9% | 70.9% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| SWE Multilingual | 57.7% | 63.1% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 46.3% | 47.6% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 35.7% | 37.5% | Laguna XS 2.1 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 55.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 17.7 (Estimated · #183/183)
- Laguna XS 2.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Laguna XS 2.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 69.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna XS.2 or Laguna XS 2.1?

Laguna XS.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

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

Laguna XS.2 currently has 10 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 vs Laguna M.1](/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-laguna-xs-2)
- [Laguna XS 2.1 vs Laguna M.1](/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-laguna-xs-2-1)
- [Laguna XS.2 vs Laguna S 2.1](/compare/laguna-s-2-1-vs-laguna-xs-2)
- [Laguna XS 2.1 vs Laguna S 2.1](/compare/laguna-s-2-1-vs-laguna-xs-2-1)

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