Analysis Summary
Laguna S 2.1 is a text-only model with a context window exceeding one million tokens, tool use, and function calling. That operational profile could suit long text documents, structured extraction, workflow routing, and API-connected internal processes where visual or audio input is not required.
Pricing of $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens gives it a strong cost profile for volume automation. However, no independent benchmark data is supplied for this model, so its reasoning, coding, instruction-following, and tool-call reliability cannot be compared with proven alternatives.
Test it first on low-risk, reviewable workflows such as classification and draft transformation. Avoid assigning autonomous client actions until task-specific reliability has been established.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Laguna S 2.1 offers a million-token context, tool use, and function calling at very low pricing, but the supplied record contains no independent benchmark data or multimodal support.
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DFO Verdict
Laguna S 2.1 offers a million-token context, tool use, and function calling at very low pricing, but the supplied record contains no independent benchmark data or multimodal support.
How Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 compares
Its 1M-token context window is larger than 95% of the models we list. At $0.09 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 71% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.09 | $0.000090 |
| Output | $0.18 | $0.000180 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout Poolside: Laguna S 2.1
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Frequently asked questions about Poolside: Laguna S 2.1
How much does Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 cost?
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 costs $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Poolside: Laguna S 2.1?
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).
What can Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 do?
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Poolside: Laguna S 2.1?
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 is developed by Poolside and was released on July 21, 2026.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: August 10, 2026 8:38 pm