Poolside: Laguna XS.2 (free) vs Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5
Poolside: Laguna XS.2 (free) is cheaper on output tokens, while Poolside: Laguna XS.2 (free) offers a larger context window. Choose Poolside: Laguna XS.2 (free) or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Poolside: Laguna XS.2 (free) | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Kilo Gateway | Kilo Gateway |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.00 | $5.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.00 | $25.00 |
| Context window | 262K | 200K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 |
FAQ
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