Laguna XS 2.1
by Poolside · poolside/laguna-xs-2.1 · #23 cheapest of 325 paid models
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
Laguna XS 2.1 is the latest coding agent model in the 33B-A3B category from [Poolside](https://poolside.ai/) and a step forward from their Laguna XS.2 model (released in April 2026). It combines...
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Pricing
Input
$0.06
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.12
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$0.075
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$0.03
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for Laguna XS 2.1 with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.075 | $0.00624 | — |
| 50% | $0.064 | $0.00474 | −24% |
| 90% | $0.055 | $0.00354 | −43% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates (available for OpenAI / Anthropic / Google — not flagged for this creator). Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $6.60e-5 | $0.066 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.0006 | $0.6 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.00204 | $2.04 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.0096 | $9.60 |
Specs
Context window
262K
tokens
Max output
33K
tokens
Input modalities
text
Tokenizer
Other