Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Laguna XS 2.1?

Laguna XS 2.1, at $0.30 per million tokens against $0.30 for Gemma 3 12B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemma 3 12B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat. Laguna XS 2.1: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 4 providers sell both: Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Kilo Gateway, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.

Which holds more context?

Laguna XS 2.1, at 262k tokens against 131k.

Gemma 3 12B vs Laguna XS 2.1.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Laguna XS 2.1 takes 3 of 5 rounds against Gemma 3 12B. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.30 per million tokens against $0.30.

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Gemma 3 12B

$0.30/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.039 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

Poolsidewins 3 rounds

Laguna XS 2.1

$0.30/M tokens

Poolside list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0432 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.05/M

$0.06/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.15/M

$0.12/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.30/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.039

$0.0432

Context

131k tokens

262k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

13 Mar 2025

2 Jul 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 4

Nous Portal$0.30 / $0.30
OpenRouter$0.30 / $0.30
Kilo Gateway$0.30 / $0.50
TrustedRouter$0.26 / $16.88

Gemma 3 12B then Laguna XS 2.1, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Gemma 3 12BNous Portal$0.04 / $0.12 $0.05 / $0.1525% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Laguna XS 2.1Nous Portal$0.05 / $0.10 $0.06 / $0.1225% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Laguna XS 2.1?: Laguna XS 2.1, at $0.30 per million tokens against $0.30 for Gemma 3 12B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemma 3 12B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat. Laguna XS 2.1: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 4 providers sell both: Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Kilo Gateway, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.
Which holds more context?: Laguna XS 2.1, at 262k tokens against 131k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.