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Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Summary

Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Laguna XS 2.1 benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 9.6 vs 7.0. Laguna XS 2.1 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.036 vs $0.667. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is faster at 18.64s vs 30.08s, with pass rates of 98.4% vs 44.4%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - It has the best score here (9.6), while responding about 1.6x faster than Laguna XS 2.1.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17 Laguna XS 2.1 Laguna XS 2.1 medium Release: 2026-07-02 Free Available
Score 9.6 7.0
Rank #2 #67
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.4% 44.4%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 3.335 0.392
Total Cost $0.667 $0.036
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $0.060 / 1M
Output Price $3.000 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 37,017 45,324
Output Tokens 2,006 25,761
Reasoning Tokens 214,153 268,677
Response Time (avg) 18.64s 30.08s
Response Time (max) 117.26s 155.23s
Response Time (total) 391.35s 631.77s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#2 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
17.9s
Tokens
3,236 tok

#67 Laguna XS 2.1

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
30.6s
Tokens
4,678 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.88s 494 330 3,216
Laguna XS 2.1 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 41.96s 774 353 73,090
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 84.40s 8,122 462 161,084
Laguna XS 2.1 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 70.35s 7,995 23,767 83,258
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.42s 12,873 351 10,485
Laguna XS 2.1 9.6 10.0 100.0% 0 13.43s 18,033 507 5,908
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.43s 7,548 279 4,893
Laguna XS 2.1 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.50s 7,734 234 3,129
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.27s 633 12 21,684
Laguna XS 2.1 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 65.66s 834 17 91,533
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.19s 486 72 1,905
Laguna XS 2.1 5.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.15s 537 119 1,375
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.04s 615 72 2,709
Laguna XS 2.1 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 2.57s 753 82 1,844
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.05s 558 183 4,365
Laguna XS 2.1 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 3.43s 771 357 3,355
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.60s 5,532 234 1,487
Laguna XS 2.1 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 7,638 309 748
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.50s 156 11 2,325
Laguna XS 2.1 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 10.88s 255 16 4,437

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