Gemma 3 12B vs Laguna XS 2.1
Prices checked
Laguna XS 2.1 takes 3 of 5 rounds against Gemma 3 12B. Gemma 3 12B counters on price: $0.06 per million tokens against $0.07, for 131k context instead of 262k.
GoogleGemma 3 12B
131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
$0.06/M tokensCheapest price, at Kilo Gateway · 3.1¢ per 1,000 pages
PoolsideWins 3 roundsLaguna XS 2.1
262k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.07/M tokensPoolside's own price · 4.3¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.05/M
$0.06/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.12/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.06/M at Kilo Gateway
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.08/M
$0.07/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
3.1¢
4.3¢
Context
131k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
no
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
13 Mar 2025
2 Jul 2026
Providers selling it
16
5
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 4
Nous Portal$0.07 / $0.07
OpenRouter$0.07 / $0.07
Kilo Gateway$0.06 / $0.13
TrustedRouter$0.07 / $4.22
Gemma 3 12B, then Laguna XS 2.1, per million tokens.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Laguna XS 2.1?
- Gemma 3 12B, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.07 for Laguna XS 2.1, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Gemma 3 12B: $0.06 at Kilo Gateway. Laguna XS 2.1: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.07 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, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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