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Laguna XS 2.1 vs Relace Apply 3

Laguna XS 2.1 (Poolside) and Relace Apply 3 (Relace) 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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Relace Apply 3 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#157 vs #205); Laguna XS 2.1 is 10.4× cheaper per output token ($0.12/1M vs $1.25/1M); and Laguna XS 2.1 offers the longer context window (262K vs 256K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Laguna XS 2.1 if…

  • API cost matters — $0.12/1M output tokens against $1.25/1M, about 10.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.06/1M against $0.85/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 256K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Laguna XS 2.1 was listed 2 July 2026, Relace Apply 3 26 September 2025.

Choose Relace Apply 3 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #157 against #205 (21.4 vs 4.7 points).

Laguna XS 2.1 vs Relace Apply 3: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Laguna XS 2.1 and Relace Apply 3
FieldLaguna XS 2.1PoolsideRelace Apply 3Relace
ModelCap Index position#205#157
Index score4.721.4
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.06$0.85
Output price / 1M tokens$0.12$1.25
Context window262K tokens256K tokens
Max output tokens33K128K
API providers listed11
Weight accessRestricted licenseAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed2 July 202626 September 2025
PublisherPoolsideRelace

Evidence: placed against measured peers on publisher-reported benchmarks, discounted for self-report optimism · global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Laguna XS 2.1 vs Relace Apply 3

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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Laguna XS 2.1 vs Relace Apply 3: common questions

Is Laguna XS 2.1 better than Relace Apply 3?

Relace Apply 3 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #157 against #205. 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.

Is Laguna XS 2.1 cheaper than Relace Apply 3?

Laguna XS 2.1 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.12/1M against $1.25/1M. Input tokens are $0.06/1M for Laguna XS 2.1 and $0.85/1M for Relace Apply 3. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Laguna XS 2.1 or Relace Apply 3?

Laguna XS 2.1 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, Laguna XS 2.1 or Relace Apply 3?

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 Laguna XS 2.1 and Relace Apply 3 open-weight models?

Laguna XS 2.1: Restricted license. Relace Apply 3: API only. 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 Laguna XS 2.1 and Relace Apply 3?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Laguna XS 2.1 and 1 for Relace Apply 3, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Laguna XS 2.1 vs Relace Apply 3 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 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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