Laguna S 2.1 vs Ling 3.1 Flash
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Laguna S 2.1 and Ling 3.1 Flash split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
PoolsideLaguna S 2.1
1M context · tool calling · open weights
$0.11/M tokensPoolside's own price · 6.5¢ per 1,000 pages
Ling 3.1 Flash
262k context · tool calling
$0.11/M tokensOpenRouter's own price · 5.9¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.09/M
$0.07/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.18/M
$0.23/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.11/M
$0.11/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
6.5¢
5.9¢
Context
1M tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
not published
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
no
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
21 Jul 2026
2 Oct 2026
Providers selling it
10
9
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 6
Nous Portal$0.11 / $0.11
OpenRouter$0.11 / $0.11
NanoGPT$0.13 / $0.11
Vercel AI Gateway$0.11 / $0.45
Kilo Gateway$0.13 / $0.45
TrustedRouter$0.13 / $0.47
Laguna S 2.1, then Ling 3.1 Flash, per million tokens.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Laguna S 2.1 or Ling 3.1 Flash?
- Ling 3.1 Flash, at $0.11 per million tokens against $0.11 for Laguna S 2.1, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 26 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Laguna S 2.1: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.11 is the number to beat. Ling 3.1 Flash: nobody sells it below OpenRouter's own price with a stated reason, so $0.11 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 6 providers sell both: Nous Portal, OpenRouter, NanoGPT, Vercel AI Gateway, Kilo Gateway, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.
- Which holds more context?
- Laguna S 2.1, at 1M tokens against 262k.
Prices exclude tax, read 26 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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