# Laguna S 2.1 vs Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Laguna S 2.1 scores 61 (C) to Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct's 58 (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 Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct's 58 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct 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-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 58, rank #68 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct.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 60; Documentation and upkeep, 41 against 36.
- Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for An agent with 24 GB or more to spare that wants a faster, stronger local reader of images, documents and video than the 8B model Ahead on Reach, 95 against 75. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Laguna S 2.1 | Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 75 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laguna S 2.1 | Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Poolside | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-19 | 2025-11-01 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |