Data points: 78
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Laguna S 2.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Laguna S 2.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Laguna S 2.1
Laguna S 2.1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 20 to 80.
Evidence depth
78 data points
Includes 7 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Laguna S 2.1
The charts below split 13 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Laguna S 2.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Laguna S 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 20.0 pts | 80.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 2 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 393.2K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Laguna S 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | Poolside |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash | poolside/laguna-s-2.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Laguna S 2.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Laguna S 2.1
Laguna S 2.1 leads these benchmark categories: Agents, Coding.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek V4 Flash
45.5
Avg. score
Laguna S 2.1
53.8
Laguna S 2.1 leads by 6.4
Laguna S 2.1 leads by 9.2
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash
No data
No data
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
56.0
Rank #47/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
winner59.0
Rank #36/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
DeepSeek V4 Flash
73.3
Rank #13/19 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
winner78.5
Rank #3/19 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
DeepSeek V4 Flash
52.6
Rank #36/42 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
winner59.4
Rank #13/42 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
DeepSeek V4 Flash
56.9
Rank #25/30 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
winner70.2
Rank #13/30 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner46.8
Rank #51/71 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
43.5
Rank #55/71 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
DeepSeek V4 Flash
56.9
Rank #35/50 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
winner70.2
Rank #16/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
DeepSeek V4 Flash
46.7
Rank #43/59 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
Laguna S 2.1
winner65.0
Rank #26/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Laguna S 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Laguna S 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
75 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 59 tok/s / 29737ms input / output No data | Laguna S 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 86 tok/s / 4077ms input / output No data | Laguna S 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Laguna S 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Laguna S 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Laguna S 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.100/request | Laguna S 2.1 laguna-s-2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.100/request |
Weighted outcome: Laguna S 2.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingReasoning |
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