# Laguna XS 2.1 vs LFM3-Audio-2B (slim)

> Laguna XS 2.1 and LFM3-Audio-2B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Laguna XS 2.1 and LFM3-Audio-2B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). LFM3-Audio-2B leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Laguna XS 2.1: C 61, rank #46 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-xs-2-1.min.md
- LFM3-Audio-2B: C 61, rank #70 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm3-audio-2b.min.md
- Laguna XS 2.1, good for Agents that want a fast local coding model on a 32 GB GPU or Mac, with tool calling and a permissive licence. Ahead on Risk, 55 against 40.
- LFM3-Audio-2B, good for Voice agents on a laptop or phone that need speech in, speech out and tool calls from one small model Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 52 against 46.

| Category | Laguna XS 2.1 | LFM3-Audio-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 40 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 46 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laguna XS 2.1 | LFM3-Audio-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Poolside | Liquid AI |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-08-19 | 2026-11-03 |
| 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 | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Risk, Laguna XS 2.1 +15: Laguna XS 2.1 55 (File safety 15 of 25, safetensors and GGUF only, but the repository ships model code behind auto_map and the card's SGLang and TensorRT-LLM commands use trust_r…); LFM3-Audio-2B 40 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Documentation and upkeep, LFM3-Audio-2B +6: Laguna XS 2.1 46 (Model card 11 of 20, intended use, architecture, parameters and context are there, limitations, languages and a cut-off aren't.); LFM3-Audio-2B 52 (Model card 17, Intended use (local agents, tool calling, structured outputs, fine-tuning), limitations (not recommended for agentic coding or complex multi-step…)