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Hermes 4 70B vs Laguna XS 2.1

Compare Hermes 4 70B from Nous Research and Laguna XS 2.1 from poolside on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Hermes 4 70B vs Laguna XS 2.1: side-by-side summary

Hermes 4 70B and Laguna XS 2.1 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Hermes 4 70B, from Nous Research, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Laguna XS 2.1, from poolside, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.06/M tokens input, $0.12/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Hermes 4 70B: 131,072 tokens
  • Laguna XS 2.1: 262,144 tokens
Price
  • Hermes 4 70B: Pricing varies by provider
  • Laguna XS 2.1: $0.06/M tokens input, $0.12/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Hermes 4 70B: Nous Research
  • Laguna XS 2.1: poolside
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Overview

Hermes 4 70B
Author
Nous Research
Laguna XS 2.1
Author
poolside
Hermes 4 70B
Context length
131Ktokens
Laguna XS 2.1
Context length
262Ktokens
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Reasoning
Laguna XS 2.1
Reasoning
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Input modalities
Laguna XS 2.1
Input modalities
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Output modalities
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Output modalities
model details, providers and pricing
model details, providers and pricing
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