# Laguna S 2.1 vs OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT (slim)

> Laguna S 2.1 scores 61 (C) to OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT's 56.8 (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 OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT's 56.8 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Laguna S 2.1: C 61, rank #45 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-s-2-1.min.md
- OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT: C 56.8, rank #111 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/otel-2-0-llm-31b-it.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. Ahead on Reach, 75 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 60.
- OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT, good for Telecoms teams that want an open model for standards questions and RAG on their own hardware Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 74 against 41.

| Category | Laguna S 2.1 | OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 75 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laguna S 2.1 | OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Poolside | AT&T (Open Telco AI) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-19 | 2026-11-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-21 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-21 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not read yet |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not read yet |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT +33: Laguna S 2.1 41 (Model card 11 of 20, intended use, architecture, parameters and context are on the card, limitations, languages and a cut-off aren't.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 74 (Model card 14, Intended use, a long limitations section, the architecture and training method, the parameters (31B) and the language (English) are on the card.)
- Reach, Laguna S 2.1 +25: Laguna S 2.1 75 (Memory 10 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Ollama's 66 GB MLX nvfp4, which needs 96 GB with a fifth added and fits our 128 GB reference machine.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 50 (Memory 10, the publisher's only build is the BF16 safetensors, 62.55 GB for the 15 shards the index names, and 62.55 GB × 1.2 = 75.1 GB, above 64 GB and inside…)
- Agent interface, Laguna S 2.1 +25: Laguna S 2.1 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, 19,300 characters, the publisher's own.)