Laguna S 2.1 stumbles in first coding tests despite 118B MoE size
curiousily_ · reddit · 2026-07-23
Laguna S 2.1 underwhelms in first coding tests
The poster says they tested Laguna S 2.1 — a 118B MoE model with 8B active parameters from Poolside — on both frontend and backend coding tasks, and found the results far below expectations for a model of that size.
- Even with the OpenCode harness, the model repeatedly stopped mid-generation.
- It often failed to finish tasks unless prompted multiple times.
- The tester’s overall conclusion: it did not perform like a 120B model should.
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