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Poolside Releases Laguna S 2.1 Open-Weights Coding Model
Poolside released Laguna S 2.1, a new open-weights coding model designed for agentic programming, which subsequently launched on Nous Portal with a two-week free trial.
2026-07-22 ~ 2026-07-22 · 2 episodes · 29 posts
Episode 1 · Poolside Releases 118B Open-Weight Coding Model Laguna S 2.1 (2026-07-22, 27 posts)
Poolside has launched Laguna S 2.1, its latest open-weight coding model, focusing on agentic coding and long-horizon tasks. The model supports a context length of up to 1 million tokens. The company emphasizes its stable performance in long-chain tasks, noting that its agentic coding capabilities surpass some larger models.
Key Details
Laguna S 2.1 utilizes a MoE (Mixture of Experts) architecture with a total of 118B parameters, activating 8B parameters per token. Released under the OpenMDW license, its open weights are well-suited for extended autonomous operations by local coding agents. In terms of performance, official benchmarks reveal leading scores on tests like Terminal-Bench 2.1. Additionally, NVIDIA shared and endorsed the model, acknowledging its ability to pack strong capabilities into a compact size.
- Poolside launches Laguna S 2.1 with 118B parameters and 8B active per token — Madisonkanna · 2026-07-22
- Poolside’s Laguna S 2.1 launches as a 118B open-weight MoE with 1M context — NVIDIAAI · 2026-07-22
- Poolside’s laguna s 2.1 claims 118B MoE, 1M context, and 78.5% on SWE-bench Multilingual — ben_burtenshaw · 2026-07-22
- Poolside releases Laguna S 2.1, a 118B open-weight coding agent with 1M context — ben_burtenshaw · 2026-07-22
- Poolside launches Laguna S 2.1, a 118B MoE with a 1M-token context window — Lowkey_LokiSN · 2026-07-22
- Poolside releases Laguna S 2.1, a 118B open-weight coding model with 1M context — Every-Walrus · 2026-07-22
- Poolside says Laguna S 2.1 is a 118B open-weight agentic coding model with 1M context — GavinSBaker · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Releases Laguna s 2.1: A 118B Local Coding Agent Model — ben_burtenshaw · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Releases Laguna S 2.1: Small Parameters Rivaling Larger Models — cephaloform · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Releases Laguna S: An 118B Parameter Open-Source Model — Madisonkanna · 2026-07-22
- Poolside’s Laguna S launch highlights a 118B open-weight model with 1M context — Madisonkanna · 2026-07-22
- Poolside’s Laguna S launch highlights a 118B open-weight model with 1M context — Madisonkanna · 2026-07-22
- Poolside’s Laguna S interview focuses on open-weight economics and model design — Madisonkanna · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Open-Sources Laguna S Model, Discusses Software Engineering and Open Weight Economics — baseten · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Releases Laguna-S-2.1 Model, Tops Hugging Face Trending — poolside · 2026-07-22
- Poolside opens Laguna S 2.1, a 118B coding model with 1M context — AccBalanced · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Releases Laguna S 2.1: A Small Coding Model Outperforming 1T+ Parameter Giants — mervenoyann · 2026-07-22
- Poolside details Laguna S 2.1 base as a 118B MoE with 8B active params — cephaloform · 2026-07-22
- Poolside’s Laguna S launches with 118B parameters, 8B active and 1M context — Madisonkanna · 2026-07-22
- Poolside Releases Laguna S: 118B Open-Weight Model Built in 8 Weeks — baseten · 2026-07-22
Episode 2 · Poolside's Laguna S 2.1 Available on Nous Portal with Two-Week Free Access (2026-07-22, 2 posts)
Nous Research announced that poolside_ai's latest model, Laguna S 2.1, is now available on Nous Portal. Users can access the model with two weeks of free inference services.
- Poolside’s Laguna S 2.1 gets a two-week free run on Nous Portal — NousResearch · 2026-07-22
- Poolside's Laguna S 2.1 Model Launches with Two Weeks of Free Inference — NousResearch · 2026-07-22