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Start with Laguna XS 2.1 and Step3 VL 10B, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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Laguna XS 2.1 vs Step3 VL 10B
Live dataset updated 9/15/2026, 9:19:37 PM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | Laguna XS 2.1 Poolside | Step3 VL 10B Stepfun Ai |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #81 | #53 |
| Index score | 50.8 | 59.5 |
| Evidence | Estimated3 reported rows against measured corpus ladders (27%); global-corpus-prior over 194 held-out anchors (73%); shrunk 3.7 up toward the measured corpus | Estimatedglobal-corpus-prior over 194 held-out anchors (18%); launch card against 2 resolved peers on 4 rows (82%); exceeds every named peer on 3 of 4 rows; no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 1.6 toward the measured corpus |
| Input / 1M | $0.06 | Unavailable |
| Output / 1M | $0.12 | Unavailable |
| Pricing status | fresh | unavailable |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Providers | 1 | 0 |
| Weight access | Restricted license | Open weights |
Decision facts
- Laguna XS 2.1 is #81; Step3 VL 10B is #53 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 50.8 for Laguna XS 2.1 and 59.5 for Step3 VL 10B. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Both positions use Estimated evidence.
- Weight access differs: Laguna XS 2.1 is restricted; Step3 VL 10B is open.
- ModelCap currently lists 1 providers for Laguna XS 2.1 and 0 for Step3 VL 10B.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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