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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Laguna XS 2.1

AReaL SEA 235B A22B (InclusionAI) and Laguna XS 2.1 (Poolside) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 September 2026

As of 17 September 2026, Laguna XS 2.1 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#86 vs #88); and AReaL SEA 235B A22B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose AReaL SEA 235B A22B if…

  • you want to self-host: AReaL SEA 235B A22B ships open weights while Laguna XS 2.1 is restricted license.

Choose Laguna XS 2.1 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #86 against #88 (50.2 vs 49.3 points).
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Laguna XS 2.1 was listed 2 July 2026, AReaL SEA 235B A22B 1 March 2026.

AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Laguna XS 2.1: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Laguna XS 2.1
FieldAReaL SEA 235B A22BInclusionAILaguna XS 2.1Poolside
ModelCap Index position#88#86
Index score49.350.2
EvidenceInheritedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.06
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.12
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—33K
API providers listed01
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed1 March 20262 July 2026
PublisherInclusionAIPoolside

Evidence: finetune of qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507 · finetune (100%) · 3 reported rows against measured corpus ladders (29%); global-corpus-prior over 197 held-out anchors (71%); shrunk 2.8 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Laguna XS 2.1

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Laguna XS 2.1: common questions

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B better than Laguna XS 2.1?

Laguna XS 2.1 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 September 2026: #86 against #88. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B cheaper than Laguna XS 2.1?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Laguna XS 2.1?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Laguna XS 2.1?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Laguna XS 2.1 open-weight models?

AReaL SEA 235B A22B: Open weights. Laguna XS 2.1: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Laguna XS 2.1?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for AReaL SEA 235B A22B and 1 for Laguna XS 2.1, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Laguna XS 2.1 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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