Should you use Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)?
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) is listed for chat workloads and supports a 262K context window.
Use it when OpenRouter's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free | Benchmark | Score | Metric | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-Bench Verified | 70.9 | resolved | 2026-07-02 |
| SWE-Bench Multilingual | 63.1 | resolve rate | 2026-07-02 |
| SWE-Bench Pro | 47.6 | resolve rate | 2026-07-02 |
| Terminal-Bench | 37.5 | success rate | 2026-07-02 |
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) is listed for chat workloads and supports a 262K context window.
Use it when OpenRouter's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
We found 3 provider listings for laguna. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) | Free tier | 262K | OpenAI-style | 200 req/day (free tier) |
| | poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free | Free tier | 262K | OpenAI-style | 200 req/hr |
| | poolside/laguna-xs-2.1 | Free tier | 262K | OpenAI-style | Up to 40 RPM |
| Model | Provider | Context | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free | Kilo Code | 262K | Free tier |
| poolside/laguna-xs-2.1 | NVIDIA NIM | 262K | Free tier |
| inclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash | OpenRouter | 262K | Free tier |
| Apodex: Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | OpenRouter | 262K | Free tier |
| inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free) | OpenRouter | 262K | Free tier |
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) is listed with free API access on OpenRouter, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
The model ID shown in this catalog is poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free.
The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.
The listed context window is 262K tokens with up to 33K output tokens.
Free provider route for experiments, demos, and cost-sensitive chat workloads
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the OpenRouter provider page.