# Laguna XS.2 vs LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/laguna-xs-2-vs-longcat-flash-lite-sparse
- 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. LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse 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-bench Pro in Coding, with scores of 46.3% and 40.6%.
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Laguna XS.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Poolside | Meituan |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 1.53 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

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

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 35.7% | 33.7% | Laguna XS.2 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 25.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 21.7% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 45.6% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 48.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

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

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 69.9% | 68.2% | Laguna XS.2 |
| SWE Multilingual | 57.7% | 59.3% | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse |
| SWE-bench Pro | 46.3% | 40.6% | Laguna XS.2 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 35.7% | 33.7% | Laguna XS.2 |
| 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)
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 69.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 85.3% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 79.2% | Coming soon |
| CMMLU | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 69.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- Laguna XS.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Laguna XS.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 49.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Laguna XS.2 or LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?

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 LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse cover on BenchLM?

LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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