Laguna XS 2.1 pricing
$0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.12 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.02¢ per chat answer and 0.11¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Laguna XS 2.1 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.02¢$0.20 / 1,000 | 89 in · 701 out · 909 reasoning | 14 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.01¢$0.10 / 1,000 | 332 in · 99 out · 587 reasoning | 24 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.19¢$1.93 / 1,000 | 105 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 51 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.19¢$1.94 / 1,000 | 351 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 68 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.02¢$0.24 / 1,000 | 1,412 in · 1,187 out · 136 reasoning | 11 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.03¢$0.27 / 1,000 | 791 in · 683 out · 1,159 reasoning | 19 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.11¢$1.12 / 1,000 | 13,365 in · 510 out · 2,141 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.03¢$0.29 / 1,000 | 510 in · 571 out · 1,617 reasoning | 21 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.23¢$2.31 / 1,000 | 6,476 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 21 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.06¢$0.58 / 1,000 | 3,821 in · 992 out · 1,912 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.11¢$1.10 / 1,000 | 1,490 in · 544 out · 7,879 reasoning | 35 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.22¢$2.22 / 1,000 | 4,965 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.03¢$0.33 / 1,000 | 180 in · 412 out · 2,225 reasoning | 22 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 8.3¢$83.14 / 1,000 | 2,302,387 in · 15,434 out · 80,850 reasoning | 39 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Laguna XS 2.1 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Poolsidefp8 | $0.06 / $0.12 | $0.03 | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Jul 17, 2026 at $0.06 input / $0.12 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Laguna XS 2.1 cost?
Laguna XS 2.1 costs $0.06 per 1 million input tokens and $0.12 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.03 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.02¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.11¢.
Where is Laguna XS 2.1 cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Poolside: $0.06 input and $0.12 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Laguna XS 2.1 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Laguna XS 2.1 was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Poolside. Real usage can differ.