$ diff qwen-3-8 laguna-s-2-1
Qwen 3.8 Max vs Laguna S 2.1
Values come from Qwen 3.8 Max and Laguna S 2.1, 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.
Alibaba QwenQwen 3.8 Max
- context
- 1M
- weights
- open
- $/M in
- $2
- $/M out
- $6
- context
- 1M
- weights
- open
- $/M in
- —
- $/M out
- —
What actually differs
- Context window
- Identical — both accept 1M tokens, so context length is not a reason to pick either.
- Weights
- Both publish weights — Qwen 3.8 Max under Open-weight announced for the week of 2026-08-10; not yet shipped, Laguna S 2.1 under OpenMDW-1.1 (open-weight). Check the licences rather than assuming they permit the same commercial use.
- Recency
- Qwen 3.8 Max shipped 13 days after Laguna S 2.1 (2026-08-03 vs 2026-07-21).
Full spec
| Attribute | Qwen 3.8 Max | Laguna S 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Alibaba Qwen | Poolside |
| Released | 2026-08-03 | 2026-07-21 |
| Context window | 1 million tokens | 1M |
| Pricing | $2 / M input · $6 / M output | not recorded |
| License | Open-weight announced for the week of 2026-08-10; not yet shipped | OpenMDW-1.1 (open-weight) |
| Availability | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (global), QwenWork | Hugging Face |