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Poolside Laguna M.1
Poolside Laguna M.1 is a Poolside model with 256K context, Not verified in / Not verified out per million tokens, last verified September 2, 2026. Open weights: yes. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.
Laguna M.1 is Poolside's open-weight coding model with a 256K context.
Catalog record checked September 2, 2026Individual provider fields may change
| Specification | Poolside Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside |
| Tier | Balanced |
| Context window | 256K |
| Max output | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Input / 1M tokens | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Output / 1M tokens | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Weights | Open |
| Parameters | 225B total / 23B active (MoE) |
| Reasoning levels | low, medium, high |
| Modalities | text |
| API model id | laguna-m1 |
| Released | June 15, 2026 |
Pricing tiers: Open weights (Apache 2.0; BF16/FP8/NVFP4 checkpoints on Hugging Face); 256K context. Purpose-built for coding.
Verified evidence
Published benchmark results
Each result keeps its source and measurement date visible. A missing benchmark is not treated as a zero.
| Benchmark | Score | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 47 | 2026-08-14 | Artificial Analysis · View source |
Best for
- Open-weight coding
- Repo-scale work
- Self-hosting
Watch out
Source receipts
Catalog figures for this model were checked against the following sources.
- Poolside — Laguna M.1 (accessed 2026-08-29)
- Poolside blog (accessed 2026-08-29)
Common questions
Poolside Laguna M.1
Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.
What is Poolside Laguna M.1's context window?
Poolside Laguna M.1 accepts about 256K tokens of context. That only matters if you routinely send very long documents, large codebases, or multi-turn histories that approach that limit.
What is Poolside Laguna M.1 best for?
Poolside Laguna M.1 is a balanced tier from Poolside. It suits open-weight coding, repo-scale work, self-hosting. Verify weights/pricing on Poolside's endpoint.
Can I self-host Poolside Laguna M.1?
Poolside Laguna M.1 publishes open weights, but self-hosting depends on the licence, hardware footprint, quantisation quality, and serving stack. A hosted API is often cheaper until you have measured throughput and concurrency on your own hardware.