# Laguna XS.2 vs Ling 3.0 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Laguna XS.2 and Ling 3.0 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-xs-2-vs-ling-3-0-flash
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick Ling 3.0 Flash 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

- Ling 3.0 Flash leads overall 52.2 to 1.9.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 18.8 for Laguna XS.2 and 45.9 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond (Vals) in Knowledge, with scores of 55.1% and 84.8%.
- Ling 3.0 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ling 3.0 Flash also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna XS.2 | Ling 3.0 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | InclusionAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 1.9 | 52.2 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 23.9 (Estimated · #148/151)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 40 (Supported · #121/151)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 35.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 25.8% | 50.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 44.8% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 73.6% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 72.2% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 70.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 25.2 (Supported · #178/183)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 42.8 (Estimated · #126/183)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 69.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 57.7% | 72.4% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE-bench Pro | 46.3% | 56.6% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 35.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 67.8% | 84.0% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 55.2% | 65.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 82.8% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 69.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: 18.8 (Estimated · #181/181)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 45.9 (Supported · #112/181)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 55.1% | 84.8% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 69.1% | 82.0% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 22.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.6 (#58/120)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 93.2% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna XS.2 or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Ling 3.0 Flash is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Laguna XS.2 and Ling 3.0 Flash?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 18.8 for Laguna XS.2 and 45.9 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

### 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 Ling 3.0 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Ling 3.0 Flash currently has 22 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)
- [Ling 3.0 Flash vs Laguna S 2.1](/compare/laguna-s-2-1-vs-ling-3-0-flash)

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