# Laguna S 2.1 vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B scores 66.2 (B) to Laguna S 2.1's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B scores 66.2 (B) on agent readiness against Laguna S 2.1's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Laguna S 2.1: C 61, rank #39 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-s-2-1.min.md
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B: B 66.2, rank #15 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b.min.md
- 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.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B, good for Agents on a 128 GB unified machine or Blackwell GPUs that want a long-context, tool-calling reasoning model with documented training data Ahead on Risk, 65 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 65 against 41. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Laguna S 2.1 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 75 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laguna S 2.1 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Poolside | NVIDIA |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | NVIDIA Nemotron Open Model License |
| Last release | 2026-08-19 | 2026-03-11 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |