# Kronos vs Laguna S 2.1 (slim)

> Laguna S 2.1 scores 61 (C) to Kronos's 55.2 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Laguna S 2.1 scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Kronos's 55.2 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Kronos leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Laguna S 2.1: C 61, rank #41 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-s-2-1.min.md
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 61 against 41.
- Laguna S 2.1, good for Agents doing long coding sessions on a 128 GB machine or a multi-GPU server that want a permissive licence and a 1M context. Ahead on Reach, 75 against 55; Risk, 55 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 60.

| Category | Kronos | Laguna S 2.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kronos | Laguna S 2.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University | Poolside |
| Licence | MIT | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-04-13 | 2026-08-19 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 43k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.3/5 (4) |