$ diff laguna-s-2-1 kimi-k3
Laguna S 2.1 vs Kimi K3
Values come from Laguna S 2.1 and Kimi K3, where each is cited to its source. This page states no benchmark result and ranks neither model — it puts two published specifications next to each other. Where a lab has not published a figure, the row says so rather than guessing.
PoolsideLaguna S 2.1
- context
- 1M
- weights
- open
- $/M in
- —
- $/M out
- —
- context
- 1M
- weights
- open
- $/M in
- $3
- $/M out
- $15
What actually differs
- Context window
- Identical — both accept 1M tokens, so context length is not a reason to pick either.
- Weights
- Both publish weights — Laguna S 2.1 under OpenMDW-1.1 (open-weight), Kimi K3 under Modified MIT (commercial use permitted; weights publicly downloadable). Check the licences rather than assuming they permit the same commercial use.
- Recency
- Laguna S 2.1 shipped 5 days after Kimi K3 (2026-07-21 vs 2026-07-16).
Full spec
| Attribute | Laguna S 2.1 | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Poolside | Moonshot AI |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-16 |
| Context window | 1M | 1M tokens |
| Pricing | not recorded | $0.30/M cache-hit input · $3.00/M cache-miss input · $15.00/M output |
| License | OpenMDW-1.1 (open-weight) | Modified MIT (commercial use permitted; weights publicly downloadable) |
| Availability | Hugging Face | Kimi Code, Kimi app, Kimi API; weights on Hugging Face (`moonshot-ai/kimi-k3`, released 2026-07-27) |