Laguna XS 2.1, the Poolside model in numbers
Laguna XS 2.1 in numbers: price per token, context window, independent benchmark scores and comparable models, based on public data checked on October 22, 2026.
Data as of October 22, 2026
Key figures
| Developer | Poolside |
|---|---|
| Released | July 2, 2026 |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (≈ 393 pages) |
| Maximum output | 32,768 tokens |
| Input price | Not disclosed |
| Open weights | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output (JSON) | No |
| Accepted inputs | text |
| Providers offering it | 5 |
| Parameters | 33.4 billion |
| License | openmdw-1.1 |
| Hugging Face downloads (30 days) | 477,664 |
What you need to know
Released on July 2, 2026, Laguna XS 2.1 is one of the 2 Poolside models tracked on this site. Its weights are published: you can download it and run it on your own servers, or use one of the 5 API providers that list it on models.dev. It has a reasoning mode: it can "think" before answering, which helps with multi-step problems but uses more tokens, and therefore more money. That makes it 3 months old as of October 22, 2026.
We file it under open-weight models (68 models in this category on the site).
What do independent benchmarks say?
As of October 22, 2026, Epoch AI publishes no score for Laguna XS 2.1 on our basket's benchmarks. To place it, rely on its specifications and price, then test it on your own cases.
What it costs
No public price is listed for Laguna XS 2.1 on models.dev as of October 22, 2026. Check directly with Poolside.
Technical specifications
Its context window reaches 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text at 500 words per page: enough for a long report or several contracts at once. A single answer can run to 32,768 tokens.
It accepts as input: text.
It can call tools (functions, APIs), which makes it a possible foundation for an AI agent.
The weights are published on Hugging Face (poolside/Laguna-XS-2.1): 33.4 billion parameters, openmdw-1.1 license and 477,664 downloads over the last 30 days. See also our list of open-source models.
When to choose it
Given its category, Laguna XS 2.1 is mainly aimed at projects where you want control over your data or hosting, or want to adapt the model to your field.
Before adopting it, test it on your own examples: benchmarks measure standard tasks, not your job.
Alternatives
In the same category, the models closest to Laguna XS 2.1 are:
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (Alibaba Cloud (Qwen), index 55.3)
- North Small Translate (Cohere, Cohere)
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (NVIDIA, NVIDIA)
- GLM-5.3-Flash (Zhipu AI (Z.ai), index 71.9)
Similar models
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B · Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) · index 55.3
- North Small Translate · Cohere
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning · NVIDIA
- GLM-5.3-Flash · Zhipu AI (Z.ai) · index 71.9
Other Poolside models
- Laguna S 2.1 · July 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
How much does Laguna XS 2.1 cost?
No public price is listed on models.dev as of October 22, 2026.
What is the context window of Laguna XS 2.1?
262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text. An answer can reach 32,768 tokens.
Is Laguna XS 2.1 open source?
Its weights are published under the openmdw-1.1 license: you can install it on your own servers. Check the license before commercial use.
When was Laguna XS 2.1 released?
Laguna XS 2.1 was released on July 2, 2026, according to models.dev.
Can you build an agent with Laguna XS 2.1?
Yes: it can call tools, the two basic building blocks of an agent.
Data sources
- Models.dev — Model data: models.dev (open-source project)
- OpenRouter — Market prices cross-checked with OpenRouter
- Hugging Face Hub — Data: Hugging Face Hub
Data as of October 22, 2026
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