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Laguna XS 2.1 vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Laguna XS 2.1 costs 8.3x less per output token than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ($0.12 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Laguna XS 2.1 Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
P Laguna XS 2.1Poolside
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.12
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $0.12 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Laguna XS 2.1 is 8.3x cheaper.

Laguna XS 2.1 or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Laguna XS 2.1 for output tokens 8.3x cheaper ($0.12 vs $1.00 per million).

Model ALaguna XS 2.1PoolsideNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Laguna XS 2.1 has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Laguna XS 2.1 not benchmarked, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Laguna XS 2.1 $0.12 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 8.3x apart.
Context window
Both take 262K tokens.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Laguna XS 2.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkLaguna XS 2.1Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured9.5Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Laguna XS 2.1$0.0001Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Laguna XS 2.1 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Laguna XS 2.1$0.0034Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Laguna XS 2.1 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Laguna XS 2.1$0.013Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Laguna XS 2.1 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Laguna XS 2.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationPoolside Laguna XS 2.1Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerPoolsideQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJuly 2, 2026October 6, 2025
Context window262K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.06$0.29
Output $/Mtok$0.12$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Laguna XS 2.1 better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Laguna XS 2.1 for output tokens 8.3x cheaper ($0.12 vs $1.00 per million).

Which is cheaper, Laguna XS 2.1 or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Laguna XS 2.1 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.12 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.29 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Laguna XS 2.1 or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Neither: both take 262K tokens.

Has any benchmark tested both Laguna XS 2.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Laguna XS 2.1 has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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