# Laguna S 2.1 vs Qwen3.5-9B (slim)

> Laguna S 2.1 and Qwen3.5-9B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 60.5 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Laguna S 2.1 and Qwen3.5-9B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.5 (C). Qwen3.5-9B leads on reach. 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
- Qwen3.5-9B: C 60.5, rank #53 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-9b.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 Agent interface, 85 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 41 against 34.
- Qwen3.5-9B, good for Agents that want a small multimodal tool-calling cousin on a laptop or a 16 GB GPU, under a plain licence Ahead on Reach, 85 against 75.

| Category | Laguna S 2.1 | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 75 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laguna S 2.1 | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Poolside | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-19 | 2026-03-02 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |