Laguna XS 2.1: API pricing, context window and capabilities

Prices from official vendor price lists · October 2026

Laguna XS 2.1 costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.12 per 1M output tokens, with a 262.1K context window. One of the cheapest models here — below 98% of the rating on output price. Suited to high volume, where a wrong answer is cheap to retry.

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Capabilities

API $/1M (in / out)

$0.06 / $0.12

Context window

262.1K tokens

Price / mo

API only

Overview Reviews

Laguna XS 2.1 is an AI model from Poolside, priced at $0.06 input and $0.12 output per 1M tokens. That places it in the budget tier of this rating — cheaper than 98% of the 205 priced models listed.

It holds 262.1K tokens in a single conversation. Capabilities recorded in this rating: text & chat, coding, multilingual, proprietary API. Access is through the API rather than a consumer subscription.

API price$0.06 / $0.12per 1M tokens, in / out

Context262.1K tokenstokens per conversation

VendorPoolsideall models from this vendor

TierBudgetcheaper than 98% of models

Cost calculator

1M tokens/mo10M tokens/mo50M tokens/mo200M tokens/mo

Standard$0.10~~AED 0 per month~~

With batch −50%$0.05~~AED 0 per month~~

With caching on input$0.09~~AED 0 per month~~

Standard$1.05~~AED 4 per month~~

With batch −50%$0.52~~AED 2 per month~~

With caching on input$0.91~~AED 3 per month~~

Standard$5.25~~AED 19 per month~~

With batch −50%$2.63~~AED 10 per month~~

With caching on input$4.58~~AED 17 per month~~

Standard$21.00~~AED 77 per month~~

With batch −50%$10.50~~AED 39 per month~~

With caching on input$18.30~~AED 67 per month~~

Assumes a 1:3 input-to-output ratio, which is typical for chat and generation. Dirham figures use 3.6725 per dollar. Batch and caching discounts apply where the vendor offers them.

Compared with alternatives

How Laguna XS 2.1 sits against its neighbours in this rating. Tap a card to open that model.

Granite 4.0 Micro

Cheaper

IBM

$0.017 / $0.112131K tokens

Solar Pro 4

Closest match

Upstage

$0.03 / $0.12524.3K tokens

Qwen3.7 Flash

Step up

Alibaba (Qwen)

$0.03 / $0.131M tokens

Good and poor fit

Good fit

Writing, reviewing and refactoring code, including fill-in-the-middle edits.
General text generation and conversation across languages.

Poor fit

Anything requiring image input — this model does not accept it.
Integrations that depend on structured function calls.

Related filters

Text & chat234 models for text generation and chat

Coding17 models built for writing code

MultilingualAll 245 models work beyond English

Proprietary API151 closed-weight, API-only models

Poolside2 models from this vendor

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Laguna XS 2.1 cost?

$0.06 / $0.12 per 1M tokens, input and output. In dirhams that is roughly AED 0.22 per 1M input tokens. Batch processing halves it where the vendor offers it.

What is the context window of Laguna XS 2.1?

262.1K tokens in a single conversation.

What can Laguna XS 2.1 do?

In this rating it is recorded with: text & chat, coding, multilingual, proprietary API.

Is Laguna XS 2.1 a good choice?

It depends on the job. See the good-fit and poor-fit lists above, and compare against the neighbouring models before committing.

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