Laguna XS 2.1: API pricing, providers and specs
Laguna XS 2.1 is a text model by Poolside. 5 providers serve it, from $0.12 to $0.20 /1M; the lowest price is at Prime Inference.
How Laguna XS 2.1 compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Cheap for its class: at $0.12 /1M, its lowest price undercuts 91% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- Its 262K-token context window is larger than 45% of them (median 262K), about 390 pages of text.
- 5 providers serve it; 65% of comparable models have fewer.
Laguna XS 2.1 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nvidia | Free/1M | Free/1M | — | — |
| OpenRouter | $0.06/1M | From$0.12/1M | $0.03/1M | 262K |
 Prime Inference | $0.06/1M | $0.12/1M | — | — |
| AI/ML API | $0.063/1M | $0.127/1M | $0.032/1M | — |
 AIHubMix | $0.10/1M | $0.20/1M | $0.05/1M | 262K |
- Prime Inference$0.12
- OpenRouterFrom$0.12
- AI/ML API$0.127
- AIHubMix$0.20
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- Poolside
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- 262K≈ 390 pages of text
- Max output
- 33K
- Capabilities
- Reasoning, Tool calling
- Released
- Jul 2, 2026
- License
- proprietary
- Open weights
- No, API only
Alternatives to Laguna XS 2.1
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| Model | Lowest price | Context | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna XS 2.1this model | $0.12/1M | 262K | — | 5 |
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 Ling 3.1 Flash | $0.225/1M | 262K | — | 5 |
 Qwen2-1.5B-Instruct | $0.20/1M | — | — | 2 |
| Qwen3.5 Flash | $0.287/1M | 1M | — | 1 |
| GPT OSS 120B | $0.14/1M | 131K | 1366 | 32 |
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Laguna XS 2.1 FAQ
The lowest price for Laguna XS 2.1 is $0.12 /1M, at Prime Inference.
Prime Inference, at $0.12 /1M. 5 providers serve Laguna XS 2.1; the table above lists every one with its price.
Laguna XS 2.1 reads up to 262K tokens per request and writes up to 33K.
No. Laguna XS 2.1 is only available through an API; Poolside does not publish its weights.
5 API providers serve Laguna XS 2.1. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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